knapsack

Meanings

Noun

• A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back.
• A set of values from which a subset is chosen.

Verb

• To go hiking while burdened with a knapsack, usually overnight or for longer.

Related

Similar words

• backpack
• rucksack

Origin

• From Low German knapzak or Dutch knapzak (older form cnapsack), from Middle Dutch cnappen ("to bite with teeth"), ultimately from knappen, of imitative origin, + sack. German Knappsack is from Dutch.