huckaback

American  

[huhk-uh-bak] / ˈhʌk əˌbæk /

noun

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

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huckaback British  

/ ˈhʌkəˌbæk /

noun

1. Also called: huck.  a coarse absorbent linen or cotton fabric used for towels and informal shirts, etc

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Etymology

Origin of huckaback

First recorded in 1680–90; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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huckaback

Weave A is the ordinary and most used huck or huckaback, while weave B, which is usually woven with double weft, is termed the Devon or medical huck.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

There were three huckaback cushions standing stiff and grand on the high back of the lounge, and another one made of little buns of silk beside them, all far beyond the reach of mortal head.

From The Second Chance by Nellie L. McClung

Max held still till the square of huckaback portraying the economic existence of Jack Sprat and his wife was well beneath his chin, and the tapes gathered once more up into Anna’s hands.

From In the Mist of the Mountains by J. Macfarlane

I'll send yer wife a piece o' dornock for that, as weel as a screed o' huckaback and harn, to keep up a gratefu' recollection o' me after I'm awa.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various

The linen tablecloth was either of holland, huckaback, dowlas, osnaburg, or lockram—all heavy and comparatively coarse materials—or of fine damask, just as to-day; some of the handsome board-cloths were even trimmed with lace.

From Home Life in Colonial Days by Alice Morse Earle