HAVERSACK

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A bag for oats or oatmeal. [Prov. Eng.]

2.
n.

A bag or case, usually of stout cloth, in which a soldier carries his rations when on a march; -- distinguished from knapsack.

3.
n.

A gunner's case or bag used carry cartridges from the ammunition chest to the piece in loading.


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