KNAPSACK


Meaning of KNAPSACK in English

/ ˈnæpsæk; NAmE / noun

( old-fashioned or NAmE ) a small rucksack

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Middle Low German , from Dutch knapzack , probably from German knappen to bite + zak sack.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.