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What does haversack mean?

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Noun
  1. A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.
  2. (archaic) An oat-sack, or nosebag for a horse.
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In my haversack all this time I had been carrying a treasure which I now produced – a box of 100 Abdulla Egyptians.
Shelves were placed on the walls above the beds to give the soldier a place to put his haversack and headdress.
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.
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.

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