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snapsack
ˈsnapsack Now dial. Also snap-sack. [ad. LG. snappsack (hence G. schnappsack), f. snappen snap v.] A knapsack. Common from c 1650 to 1700.1633 Shirley Contention D j b, She cannot eate a Snapsacke, Nor carry baggage. a 1656 Ussher Ann. (1658) 515 Mithridates sent all the prisoners..home, with provis... Oxford English Dictionary
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knapsack
knapsack (ˈnæpsæk) [a. LG. knapsack (Du. knapzak, G. knappsack), first recorded in 16th c. The first element is somewhat obscure, but is generally taken as LG. and Du. knappen = knap v.2, G. knapp eating, food; cf. also snapsack. Also adopted in F. (about 1600) as canapsa (now obs.).] a. A bag or ca... Oxford English Dictionary
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snap-
snap- The stem of snap v. in combination. 1. a. With ns. (also forming derivatives), as snap action used attrib., as snap action gun (see quot. 1884); also to designate switches and relays that make and break contact rapidly, independently of the speed of the actuating mechanism; so snap-actioned pp... Oxford English Dictionary
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