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packboard

• n. a frame of light metal or wood shaped to fit the back and suspended therefrom by shoulder straps, used for packing loads.

  • 1956  He rested his pack board on a windfall and took out his compass.
  • 1963  The pack-board is superior to the pack-sack; it keeps the back moderately cool and on it can be lashed almost any sort of load and, what is most important, the correct balance for the load is easily attained.