hooked rug

noun

a rug made by drawing loops of yarn or cloth through a foundation of burlap or the like, to form a pattern.

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Nearby words

hookah, hooke, hooke's law, hooke, robert, hooked, hooked rug, hookedness, hooker, hooker's green, hooker, joseph, hooker, richard

Origin of hooked rug

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

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