huckaback

[ huhk-uh-bak ]

/ ˈhʌk əˌbæk /

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noun

toweling of linen or cotton, of a distinctive absorbent weave.

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Also called huck.

Origin of huckaback

First recorded in 1680–90; origin uncertain

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How to use huckaback in a sentence

I thought of Mark Twain, as I imagined Lincoln inhabiting the voice Huck Finn might have had as an adult.
Making Lincoln Sexy: Jerome Charyn’s Fictional President|Tom LeClair|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With illustrations, the way one sees Huck Finn or Jim Hawkins is shaped immensely.
The Future of Print!|William O’Connor|June 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Snapshots are used to create a nostalgic, authentic feel, opening with Galon as a freckle-faced girl out of Huck Finn.
Meretz Appeals To Smart Secular Women|Don Futterman|January 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
One reads Huck Finn to understand America, and when one strives to understand America, one reads Huck Finn.
C.E. Morgan: ‘Light in August’ is Faulkner’s Great American Novel|C.E. Morgan|August 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

It's like being interested in American literature without having read Huck Finn.
The Great Robert Hughes|Michael Tomasky|August 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I begged, and told him I was only Huck; but he laughed such a screechy laugh, and roared and cussed, and kept on chasing me up.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
But looky here, Huck, who wuz it dat 'uz killed in dat shanty ef it warn't you?
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Dah you goes, de ole true Huck; de on'y white genlman dat ever kep' his promise to ole Jim.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
But, Huck, dese kings o' ourn is reglar rapscallions; dat's jist what dey is; dey's reglar rapscallions.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
When Huck went a-wandering he thought it was because the store clothes the widow had given him were uncomfortable.
Seeing Things at Night|Heywood Broun

British Dictionary definitions for huckaback

huckaback

/ (ˈhʌkəˌbæk) /

noun

a coarse absorbent linen or cotton fabric used for towels and informal shirts, etcAlso called: huck (hʌk)

Word Origin for huckaback

C17: of unknown origin

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