kit bag

kit bag
noun
a knapsack (usually for a soldier)
Syn: ↑kitbag
Hypernyms: ↑backpack, ↑back pack, ↑knapsack, ↑packsack, ↑rucksack, ↑haversack

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noun
2. : a rectangular usually leather traveling bag with sides that come together and fasten at the top or open to the full width of the bag and with two straps that wrap around the bag to secure it

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a small bag or knapsack, as for a soldier.
Also, kitbag.
[1895-1900]

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kit bag UK US noun [countable] [singular kit bag plural kit bags]
a bag shaped like a long tube, used for clothes and equipment
Thesaurus: bags and cases for carrying possessionshyponym

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(also kitbag) n. a rectangular canvas bag, used esp. for carrying a soldier's clothes and personal possessions

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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