Plural of haversack; multiple shoulder bags for carrying supplies and provisions.
Simple plural of 'haversack' formed by adding '-s'. The word entered English as a military term and maintained the pattern of other borrowed Dutch military vocabulary.
A regiment of soldiers each with their haversack represented a supply chain innovation—instead of needing supply wagons, troops could march faster and lighter, making small mobile armies possible.
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