haversack, havresack

[Fr. haversac, from Ger. habersack. Prop. an oat sack, from Ger. haber, hafer = oats, and sack = a sack.] [HAVER (2), 8.] 1. A strong linen bag for containing the rations of a soldier on the march or detached duty. "A long sword lay by him on the gra , with an havre . sack, of which he had unloaded his shoulders." - Smollett: Gil Blas, bk. ii., ch. viii. 2. A gunner's case for carrying a charge from the chest to the gun.