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pack·sack

(păk′săk′)

A canvas or leather traveling bag designed to be carried while strapped to the shoulders.

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packsack

(ˈpækˌsæk)

US and Canadian a bag carried strapped on the back or shoulder. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): knapsack

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packsack - a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder

back pack, backpack, haversack, knapsack, rucksack

bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"

kit bag, kitbag - a knapsack (usually for a soldier)

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