huck, huckaback
(noun) toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric
Source: WordNet® 3.1
huck (third-person singular simple present hucks, present participle hucking, simple past and past participle hucked)
(transitive, informal) To throw or chuck.
To throw oneself off a large jump or drop.
To throw one's body in the air, possibly in a way that is ungraceful or lacks skill.
(transitive, Ultimate Frisbee) To throw a frisbee a long distance.
(intransitive, Ultimate Frisbee) To make a long throw with the frisbee; to start a point by making such a throw.
(mountain biking) To attempt a particularly big jump or drop, often haphazardly.
(mountain biking) To make a maneuver in a clumsy or poorly planned way.
(transitive, whitewater kayaking) To paddle off a waterfall or to boof a big drop.
huck (plural hucks)
(Ultimate Frisbee) A long throw, generally at least half a field in length.
(skiing, snowboarding) A drop or jump off a cliff or cornice.
huck (plural hucks)
(dialect) A person's hip.
huck (third-person singular simple present hucks, present participle hucking, simple past and past participle hucked)
(dated) To haggle in trading.
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Huck (plural Hucks)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Huck is the 7525th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4421 individuals. Huck is most common among White (94.55%) individuals.
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Source: Wiktionary
Huck, v. i. Etym: [See Hawk to offer for sale, Huckster.]
Definition: To higgle in trading. [Obs.] Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
