knapsack
noun (knapsacks)
Everyday
A bag carried on the back, used for carrying food and things on a journey. tree →
In the lessons
in stories, a traveller's bag holding food, a pouch, or a few tools for a long walk
Examples
- He packed bread and cheese in his knapsack. tree →
- The raven had a little knapsack on his back. tree →
- The student took his knapsack and set off. tree →
Note
nothing for maths; if the question counts the things in the knapsack, the knapsack itself adds nothing to the count
Early Modern English
Meaning
A bag carried on the back for food and things on a journey. tree →
Then and now
Today we usually say "backpack" or "rucksack", and "knapsack" is old-fashioned. The sentences use the same sense as today.
Examples
- I will fill your knapsack—I will fill your pouch.’ (The Crimson Fairy Book) tree →
- “He had a little knapsack at his back,” said the Raven. (Andersen's Fairy Tales) tree →
- The student took his knapsack and betook himself to the ferry-house. (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) tree →
Note
Today: backpack.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «knapsack» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «knapsack» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «knapsack» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «knapsack» in the Early Modern English dictionary on Mova free.
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