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

Expert No. 2, Philosopher Cyril Edwin Mitchinson Joad, clumped in on loud-nailed boots, carrying a vast haversack.

From Time Magazine Archive

Towards the evening of that day, he was sitting outside the nest, repairing his torn haversack and taking stock of his personal effects.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques