packboard

[ pak-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

1. a rigid wooden or metal frame, covered with fabric and having shoulder straps, to which equipment can be strapped for carrying.

Word History and Origins

Origin of packboard¹

First recorded in 1935–40; pack ¹ + board

Example Sentences

Here is a packboard and a jerrycan.

From The Guardian

The final event of the day was the 600-yd. packboard relay race, with a 50-lb. sack of sand strapped to the pack-board.

From Time Magazine Archive

He lashed the gas can solidly to his packboard, slipped the end of the hose into the flexible spout and wired it tight.

From Project Gutenberg