HUCKABACK

huck, huckaback

(noun) toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

huckaback (countable and uncountable, plural huckabacks)

A type of coarse, absorbent cotton or linen fabric used for making towels.

Source: Wiktionary


Huck"a*back, n. Etym: [Perh. orig., peddler's wares; cf. LG. hukkebak pickback. Cf. Huckster.]

Definition: A kind of linen cloth with raised figures, used for towelings.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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