haversack
Example Sentences
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He has one green parakeet feather in his haversack.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2012
And now it has its metaphorical haversack over its brave, small metaphorical shoulders and is trotting off to do some Youth Hostelling in Indonesia without me.
From The Guardian • Jul. 18, 2011
He'd arrive on his bike, his haversack full of groceries, and he'd spend the afternoon with us.
From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2010
In his haversack they found a single, unimportant-looking letter and a newly-published copy of Napoleon's Maxims of War.
From Time Magazine Archive
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“I thought we’d use the microscope today,” he said, securing it in its case and nestling it in his haversack.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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