How do you pronounce haversack?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhævəsæk/.

haversack

/ˈhævəsæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: haver-sack
IPA: /ˈhævəsæk/

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Meaning

noun

A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.

noun

An oat-sack, or nosebag for a horse.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"And most significant, these hordes of nonmotorized tourists, hungry for a taste of the difficult, the original, the real, do not consist solely of people young and athletic but also of old folks, fat folks, pale-faced office clerks who don’t know a rucksack from a haversack, and even children."
"When I went, I left from the station / With a haversack and some trepidation"

Etymology

From French havresac, from Low German Haaversack and/or German Habersack, Hafersack (literally “oat-sack”), from Hafer + Sack. Compare also Dutch haverzak.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: havresac, Haaversack, Habersack

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈhævəsæk/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

haversacks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

backpack knapsack rucksack

Synonyms

backpack back pack knapsack packsack rucksack