hopsack

/ (ˈhɒpˌsæk) /

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noun

a roughly woven fabric of wool, cotton, etc, used for clothing

Also called: hopsacking a coarse fabric used for bags, etc, made generally of hemp or jute

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Words nearby hopsack

hopping John, hopping mad, hopple, Hoppus foot, hops, hopsack, hopsacking, hopscotch, hop, skip, and a jump, hop, step, and jump, hoptoad

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How to use hopsack in a sentence

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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