HAVERSACK, or HAVRESACK (through the French from Ger. Haber-sack, an oat-sack, a nose-bag, Hafer or Haver, oats) , the bag in which horsemen carried the oats for their horses. In
from Ger. Haber-sack, an oat-sack, a nose-bag, Hafer or Haver, oats)
is now used for the strong bag made of linen or canvas, in which soldiers, sportsmen or travellers, carry their personal belongings, or more usually the provisions for the day. right of
. Haverhill was incorporated as a town in 1645 and became a city in 1869. Bradford, a town (largely residential) lying on the opposite bank of the river, became
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