huckaback
[huhk-uh-bak]
- toweling of linen or cotton, of a distinctive absorbent weave.
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Origin of huckaback
First recorded in 1680–90; origin uncertain
Also called huck.
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Examples from the Web for huck
Contemporary Examples
I thought of Mark Twain, as I imagined Lincoln inhabiting the voice Huck Finn might have had as an adult.
With illustrations, the way one sees Huck Finn or Jim Hawkins is shaped immensely.
Snapshots are used to create a nostalgic, authentic feel, opening with Galon as a freckle-faced girl out of Huck Finn.
One reads Huck Finn to understand America, and when one strives to understand America, one reads Huck Finn.
It's like being interested in American literature without having read Huck Finn.
Historical Examples
Huck Finn, do you mean to tell me you don't know what a crusade is?
Tom Sawyer AbroadMark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Look here, Huck, I'll make it plain to you, so you can understand.
Tom Sawyer AbroadMark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Much of that they'll get out of you and Huck Finn, I reckon.
Tom Sawyer, DetectiveMark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
From which we get the first glimpse of Huck's later adventures.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, CompleteAlbert Bigelow Paine
We never wish to feel that Huck is anything but a real character.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, CompleteAlbert Bigelow Paine
huckaback
- a coarse absorbent linen or cotton fabric used for towels and informal shirts, etcAlso called: huck (hʌk)
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Word Origin
C17: of unknown origin
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