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backsack en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbækˌsæk/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Compound of back + sack, possibly influenced by backpack.

Meanings

1. A backpack.
   • A moment passed, then a bent old man labouring unsteadily under a backsack shuffled slowly through the afternoon gloom toward the Pawn shop's front entrance. 2012, Richard J. Sutcliffe, The Builder:
   • The cyborg slung a backsack over his shoulder and exited the cockpit. 2025, Josh Coker, Past The Fringe, page 27:
2. (slang, vulgar) The back of the testicles.

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