Rucksack and Sack

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Rucksack noun - A soft-sided case designed for carrying belongings especially on the back.

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Sack and rucksack are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sack" instead a noun "Rucksack".

Sack noun - A container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic).

Usage example: asked the bagger to put all the loaves of bread in the same sack

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Rucksack and sack are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rucksack" instead a noun "Sack".

Nearby Words: sacked, sacking, sackful

It is weird that they messed this up, since Rucksack, the German word, is composed of Ruck+sack, Ruck coming from Rücken (back) and sack, which is relatively self-explanatory.

Source: Gratuitous English / Real Life

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