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See also:HAVERSACK, or HAVRESACK (through the See also:French from Ger. Haber-See also:sack, an See also:oat-sack, a See also:nose-bag, Hafer or Haver, oats) , the bag in which horsemen carried the oats for their horses . In See also:Scotland and the See also:north of See also:England haver, meaning oats, is still used, as haver-See also:meal or haver-See also:bread . See also:Haversack is now used for the strong bag made of See also:linen or See also:canvas, in which soldiers, sportsmen or travellers, carry their See also:personal belongings, or more usually the provisions for the See also:day . right of See also:petition . See also:Haverhill was incorporated as a See also:town in 1645 and became a See also:city in 1869 . |
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The same problem here as with all other similar sites, no dates/period supplied! There is a huge gap between a horses nose bag, and a soldiers ration bag! What was in between? Did civilians use this haversack / and if so WHEN ? All sites for haversack jump from a no date nose bag, to a revolution or American civil war soldier bag. Not good enough, so much history and information missing. I would like to see more, I NEED more information.
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