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单词 haversack
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Definition of haversack in English:

haversack

noun ˈhavəsakˈhævərˌsæk
  • A small, strong bag carried on the back or over the shoulder, used especially by soldiers and walkers.

    (尤指军用或徒步旅行用的)背包(或挎包)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Yuen picked up his haversack and slung it between his shoulders, each strap resting on each blade.
    • She stuck her head out of the stall to see Arlan in a sweeping black cloak, a haversack over his shoulder, a scowl on his face.
    • He reached into his haversack, broke off a small bit of the army's version of a cracker, put it in his mouth and began to chew.
    • Haver is the Yorkshire dialect word for oats from which the cakes were made and could also be the origin of the word haversack, part of a soldier's equipment used for carrying a ration of oatmeal.
    • They walked with their webbing packed full of ammunition and in their haversacks they carried five days' bully beef and biscuits and a minimum of personal gear.
    • If you don't attend many conferences you won't have noticed that it seems to be fashionable to give out rucksacks, backpacks and haversacks as freebies to delegates.
    • She'd packed beef sandwiches for lunch, tomato sandwiches for tea and she put them in a haversack which I carried.
    • He set out with few possessions - just a haversack, a pair of shorts and a couple of jumpers.
    • Putting the haversack onto her shoulders, she walked briskly down the street, turning the first corner she saw.
    • Over one shoulder he carried a haversack full of food.
    • Each man had a blanket slung over the left shoulder, and carried a fair-leather bag or haversack.
    • Each soldier usually started a movement with three days of food, pre-cooked, in his haversack.
    • His shoulders ached from hauling the haversack filled with things unnecessary; his right arm felt strained from the weight of that rifle.
    • Wearing wool uniforms and carrying haversacks and rifles that can weigh up to 30 pounds, they will march for miles under an oftentimes blazing summer sun.
    Synonyms
    knapsack, rucksack, backpack, pack, kitbag

Origin

Mid 18th century: from French havresac, from obsolete German Habersack, denoting a bag used by soldiers to carry oats as horse feed, from dialect Haber 'oats' + Sack 'sack, bag'.

  • This comes via French from obsolete German Habersack which described a bag used by soldiers to carry oats as horse feed. The word came from dialect Haber ‘oats’ and Sack ‘sack, bag’.

Definition of haversack in US English:

haversack

nounˈhævərˌsækˈhavərˌsak
  • A small, sturdy bag carried on the back or over the shoulder, used especially by soldiers and hikers.

    (尤指军用或徒步旅行用的)背包(或挎包)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He set out with few possessions - just a haversack, a pair of shorts and a couple of jumpers.
    • Haver is the Yorkshire dialect word for oats from which the cakes were made and could also be the origin of the word haversack, part of a soldier's equipment used for carrying a ration of oatmeal.
    • If you don't attend many conferences you won't have noticed that it seems to be fashionable to give out rucksacks, backpacks and haversacks as freebies to delegates.
    • Each man had a blanket slung over the left shoulder, and carried a fair-leather bag or haversack.
    • Over one shoulder he carried a haversack full of food.
    • They walked with their webbing packed full of ammunition and in their haversacks they carried five days' bully beef and biscuits and a minimum of personal gear.
    • Each soldier usually started a movement with three days of food, pre-cooked, in his haversack.
    • His shoulders ached from hauling the haversack filled with things unnecessary; his right arm felt strained from the weight of that rifle.
    • Wearing wool uniforms and carrying haversacks and rifles that can weigh up to 30 pounds, they will march for miles under an oftentimes blazing summer sun.
    • She stuck her head out of the stall to see Arlan in a sweeping black cloak, a haversack over his shoulder, a scowl on his face.
    • He reached into his haversack, broke off a small bit of the army's version of a cracker, put it in his mouth and began to chew.
    • She'd packed beef sandwiches for lunch, tomato sandwiches for tea and she put them in a haversack which I carried.
    • Putting the haversack onto her shoulders, she walked briskly down the street, turning the first corner she saw.
    • Yuen picked up his haversack and slung it between his shoulders, each strap resting on each blade.
    Synonyms
    knapsack, rucksack, backpack, pack, kitbag

Origin

Mid 18th century: from French havresac, from obsolete German Habersack, denoting a bag used by soldiers to carry oats as horse feed, from dialect Haber ‘oats’ + Sack ‘sack, bag’.

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