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hopsack

/ ˈhɒpˌsæk /

noun

  1. a roughly woven fabric of wool, cotton, etc, used for clothing
  2. Also calledhopsacking a coarse fabric used for bags, etc, made generally of hemp or jute
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Weave B is known as the hopsack, and probably owes its name to being originally used for the making of bags for hops.

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