PACKSACK

backpack, back pack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack, haversack

(noun) a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

packsack (plural packsacks)

(chiefly, US) A backpack, knapsack, rucksack or similar bag packed with provisions or personal items, especially as carried by a traveller or a hiker, and often slung over the shoulder.

Source: Wiktionary



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28 May 2024

PRESTIGE

(noun) a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.; “he wanted to achieve power and prestige”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.

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