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Knapsack vs Snapsack - What's the difference?

knapsack | snapsack |

As nouns the difference between knapsack and snapsack

is that knapsack is a case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back while snapsack is a knapsack.

As a verb knapsack

is to go hiking while burdened with a knapsack, usually overnight (or longer..

knapsack

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back.
  • (cryptography) A set of values from which a subset is chosen.

    • Synonyms

    * rucksack * backpack

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To go hiking while burdened with a knapsack, usually overnight (or longer.)
    • My sleeping bag fell off my backpack into the water, while we were knapsacking up the mountain.

    Synonyms

    * backpack

    See also

    * backpacking * camping * hiking

    snapsack

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A knapsack.
    • (South)
    (Webster 1913)