单词 | knapsack |
释义 | knapsackn. 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. 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1603 |
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