knapsackn.

Brit.

/ˈnapsak/, U.S.

/ˈnæpˌsæk/

Etymology: < Low German knapsack (Dutch knapzak , German knappsack ), first recorded in 16th cent. The first element is somewhat obscure, but is generally taken as Low German and Dutch knappen = knap v.², German knapp eating, food; compare also snapsack n. Also adopted in French (about 1600) as canapsa (now obsolete).

A bag or case of stout canvas or leather, worn by soldiers, strapped to the back and used for carrying necessaries; any similar receptacle used by travellers for carrying light articles.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > bag > [noun] > carried on back or over shoulder

knapsack1603

snapsack1633

snap-bag1688

haversack1711

pikau1836

nunny bag1842

packsack1851

pack1853

rucksack1853

kiondo1902

backpack1914

Charley1919

Bergan1923

musette1923

daypack1969

daysack1974

1603 M. Drayton Barrons Wars i. (R.) Each one fills his knap~sack or his scrip With some rare thing that on the field is found.

1608 J. Smith True Relation Occurr. Virginia One that vsually carried my Gowne and Knapsacke after me.

1645 in Rec. Mass. Bay (1854) III. 40 Every souldier..with muskett, sword, bandaleers, and knapsacke.

1793 R. Burns in G. Thomson Sel. Coll. Orig. Sc. Airs I. i. 22 My humble knapsack a' my wealth, A poor and honest soldier.

1859 E. Bulwer-Lytton What will he do with It? (1st Edinb. ed.) I. i. xix. 123 It became time..to..pack up his knapsack, and start for the train.

1868 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army §604 d The havresack is to be worn on all occasions when the knapsack is worn.

figurative.a1658 J. Cleveland Char. Country-comm.-man in Wks. (1687) 76 A short-handed Clerk, tack'd to the Rear of him to carry the Knapsack of his Understanding.1841–4 R. W. Emerson Nature in Wks. (1906) I. 224 The knapsack of custom falls off his back.

Compounds

C1. attributive.

ΚΠ

1633 J. Shirley Young Admirall i. ii Vittori. He is valiant truly That dares forget to be rewarded. Soldier. This Is but cold comfort for a knapsack-man.

1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. at Drill ‘Knapsack-Drill’, a sort of punishment for minor offences, which consists in marching soldiers round the barrack-yard, &c. for a certain time, with 6 or 12 lb. shot tied to their knapsacks.

1899 Westm. Gaz. 16 Nov. 12/2 An Oxford Bible..printed on Oxford India paper..and bound in khaki..will be known as the Knapsack Bible, and is specially designed for use by soldiers and sailors.

C2.

knapsack pump n. = knapsack sprayer n.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > pump > [noun] > other types of pump

bottom lift1778

rose pump1778

centrifugal pump1789

jack-heada1792

jet pump1850

sand-pump1865

Union pump1867

shell-pump1875

eductor1877

brake-pump1881

bull-pump1881

cam-pumpa1884

sand-reel1883

grasshopper1884

knapsack pump1894

knapsack sprayer1897

turbo-pump1903

Sylphon1906

slush pump1913

displacement pump1924

power pack1937

proportioner1945

solids pump1957

peristaltic pump1958

powerhead1981

Cornish pump-

1894 Country Gentlemen's Catal. 302/2 Vermorel's knapsack pumps.

1944 Living off Land: Man. Bushcraft vii. 153 Firefighting weapons are many and varied... The knapsack pump—a 4-gallon container with shoulder straps, brass hand pump and nozzle—is most effective.

knapsack sprayer n. (or knapsack spray) a sprayer consisting of a hand-held nozzle supplied from a pressurized reservoir that is carried on the back like a knapsack.

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the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > [noun] > irrigation devices

acequia madre1835

trunk1856

irrigation-wheel1864

lawn-sprinklera1884

levada1885

knapsack sprayer1897

lawn-sprayer1943

society > occupation and work > equipment > pump > [noun] > other types of pump

bottom lift1778

rose pump1778

centrifugal pump1789

jack-heada1792

jet pump1850

sand-pump1865

Union pump1867

shell-pump1875

eductor1877

brake-pump1881

bull-pump1881

cam-pumpa1884

sand-reel1883

grasshopper1884

knapsack pump1894

knapsack sprayer1897

turbo-pump1903

Sylphon1906

slush pump1913

displacement pump1924

power pack1937

proportioner1945

solids pump1957

peristaltic pump1958

powerhead1981

Cornish pump-

1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 162/3 The Celebrated Myers Knapsack Spray Pump.

1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. at Sprayer Knapsack sprayer.

1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Feb. 177/2 Obtaining complete coverage of tall [orchard] trees with a knapsack sprayer is most difficult.

1971 Community (E. Afr. Community) Apr. 8/1 The new method could well replace the present widespread use of knapsack sprayers which was considered inefficient in insecticide application.

Derivatives

ˈknapsacking n. (cf. coaching n., training n.), travelling with a knapsack.

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society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > walking for exercise or recreation > hiking or rambling > carrying a back-pack

knapsacking1877

swagging1883

backpacking1916

1877 H. Drummond in G. A. Smith Life H. Drummond (1898) v. 115 I was glad to..go knapsacking with Professor Geikie.

1886 H. Drummond in G. A. Smith Life H. Drummond (1898) xi. 269 I have often marked this spot in my knapsacking days.

ˈknapsackwise adv. in the manner of a knapsack.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > bag > [adverb] > like knapsack

knapsackwise1899

1899 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 162/1 A large basket carried knapsackwise.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knapsack
释义	knapsackn. Brit. /ˈnapsak/, U.S. /ˈnæpˌsæk/ Etymology: < Low German knapsack (Dutch knapzak , German knappsack ), first recorded in 16th cent. The first element is somewhat obscure, but is generally taken as Low German and Dutch knappen = knap v.², German knapp eating, food; compare also snapsack n. Also adopted in French (about 1600) as canapsa (now obsolete). A bag or case of stout canvas or leather, worn by soldiers, strapped to the back and used for carrying necessaries; any similar receptacle used by travellers for carrying light articles. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > bag > [noun] > carried on back or over shoulder knapsack1603 snapsack1633 snap-bag1688 haversack1711 pikau1836 nunny bag1842 packsack1851 pack1853 rucksack1853 kiondo1902 backpack1914 Charley1919 Bergan1923 musette1923 daypack1969 daysack1974 1603 M. Drayton Barrons Wars i. (R.) Each one fills his knap~sack or his scrip With some rare thing that on the field is found. 1608 J. Smith True Relation Occurr. Virginia One that vsually carried my Gowne and Knapsacke after me. 1645 in Rec. Mass. Bay (1854) III. 40 Every souldier..with muskett, sword, bandaleers, and knapsacke. 1793 R. Burns in G. Thomson Sel. Coll. Orig. Sc. Airs I. i. 22 My humble knapsack a' my wealth, A poor and honest soldier. 1859 E. Bulwer-Lytton What will he do with It? (1st Edinb. ed.) I. i. xix. 123 It became time..to..pack up his knapsack, and start for the train. 1868 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army §604 d The havresack is to be worn on all occasions when the knapsack is worn. figurative.a1658 J. Cleveland Char. Country-comm.-man in Wks. (1687) 76 A short-handed Clerk, tack'd to the Rear of him to carry the Knapsack of his Understanding.1841–4 R. W. Emerson Nature in Wks. (1906) I. 224 The knapsack of custom falls off his back. Compounds C1. attributive. ΚΠ 1633 J. Shirley Young Admirall i. ii Vittori. He is valiant truly That dares forget to be rewarded. Soldier. This Is but cold comfort for a knapsack-man. 1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. at Drill ‘Knapsack-Drill’, a sort of punishment for minor offences, which consists in marching soldiers round the barrack-yard, &c. for a certain time, with 6 or 12 lb. shot tied to their knapsacks. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 16 Nov. 12/2 An Oxford Bible..printed on Oxford India paper..and bound in khaki..will be known as the Knapsack Bible, and is specially designed for use by soldiers and sailors. C2. knapsack pump n. = knapsack sprayer n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > pump > [noun] > other types of pump bottom lift1778 rose pump1778 centrifugal pump1789 jack-heada1792 jet pump1850 sand-pump1865 Union pump1867 shell-pump1875 eductor1877 brake-pump1881 bull-pump1881 cam-pumpa1884 sand-reel1883 grasshopper1884 knapsack pump1894 knapsack sprayer1897 turbo-pump1903 Sylphon1906 slush pump1913 displacement pump1924 power pack1937 proportioner1945 solids pump1957 peristaltic pump1958 powerhead1981 Cornish pump- 1894 Country Gentlemen's Catal. 302/2 Vermorel's knapsack pumps. 1944 Living off Land: Man. Bushcraft vii. 153 Firefighting weapons are many and varied... The knapsack pump—a 4-gallon container with shoulder straps, brass hand pump and nozzle—is most effective. knapsack sprayer n. (or knapsack spray) a sprayer consisting of a hand-held nozzle supplied from a pressurized reservoir that is carried on the back like a knapsack. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > [noun] > irrigation devices acequia madre1835 trunk1856 irrigation-wheel1864 lawn-sprinklera1884 levada1885 knapsack sprayer1897 lawn-sprayer1943 society > occupation and work > equipment > pump > [noun] > other types of pump bottom lift1778 rose pump1778 centrifugal pump1789 jack-heada1792 jet pump1850 sand-pump1865 Union pump1867 shell-pump1875 eductor1877 brake-pump1881 bull-pump1881 cam-pumpa1884 sand-reel1883 grasshopper1884 knapsack pump1894 knapsack sprayer1897 turbo-pump1903 Sylphon1906 slush pump1913 displacement pump1924 power pack1937 proportioner1945 solids pump1957 peristaltic pump1958 powerhead1981 Cornish pump- 1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 162/3 The Celebrated Myers Knapsack Spray Pump. 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. at Sprayer Knapsack sprayer. 1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Feb. 177/2 Obtaining complete coverage of tall [orchard] trees with a knapsack sprayer is most difficult. 1971 Community (E. Afr. Community) Apr. 8/1 The new method could well replace the present widespread use of knapsack sprayers which was considered inefficient in insecticide application. Derivatives ˈknapsacking n. (cf. coaching n., training n.), travelling with a knapsack. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > walking for exercise or recreation > hiking or rambling > carrying a back-pack knapsacking1877 swagging1883 backpacking1916 1877 H. Drummond in G. A. Smith Life H. Drummond (1898) v. 115 I was glad to..go knapsacking with Professor Geikie. 1886 H. Drummond in G. A. Smith Life H. Drummond (1898) xi. 269 I have often marked this spot in my knapsacking days. ˈknapsackwise adv. in the manner of a knapsack. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > bag > [adverb] > like knapsack knapsackwise1899 1899 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 162/1 A large basket carried knapsackwise. 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