"snapsack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snapsacks [plural]
Etymology: Compare German Schnappsack and similar Northern Sami word. Etymology templates: {{cog|de|Schnappsack}} German Schnappsack, {{cog|se|-}} Northern Sami Head templates: {{en-noun}} snapsack (plural snapsacks)
  1. (archaic) A knapsack. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-snapsack-en-noun-IT4-Ffgm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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