huckaback

[ huhk-uh-bak ]

/ ˈhʌk əˌbæk /

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

Words nearby huckaback

hubert, hubertusburg, hubli, hubli-dharwad, hubris, huckaback, huckery, huckle, huckleberry, huckleberry finn, huckleberry finn, the adventures of

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Example sentences from the Web for huck

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
Old Huckleberry, but the boys calls me old Huck for short; but durn ther name, call me what yer wants ter, and I'll be thar.
Buffalo Bill's Spy Trailer|Colonel Prentiss Ingraham
He reached the relay-station nearest Last Chance, and made known to the stock-tender the fate of old Huck.
Buffalo Bill's Spy Trailer|Colonel Prentiss Ingraham
Apparently he had not yet acquired confidence or pride enough in poor Huck to exhibit him, even to friends.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
Do you know I half-way hoped you would hear something of old Huck at W——.
Buffalo Bill's Spy Trailer|Colonel Prentiss Ingraham
I've took off thousands of warts off of my hands that way, Huck.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for huck

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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