jack towel

American  

noun

1. a long towel with the ends sewed together, for hanging on a roller.

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jack towel British  

noun

1. another name for roller towel

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Etymology

Origin of jack towel

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Before each dive he dries himself with his union jack towel; afterwards, he goes to the side of the pool to watch it on an iPad with his Zimbabwean-born coach, Jane Figueiredo.

From The Guardian

For instance, as I'm told, these fellows make out that "Jack Frost" means a mischievous boy; "Jack Towel" is a servants' towel; and a "Jack" is a machine to do the work of a common work-man, to lift heavy weights.

From Project Gutenberg

Ram had thrown himself down, dressed as he was, so that an interview with a bucket of water at the back door, and a good rub with the jack towel, were sufficient to brighten him up for the breakfast waiting, and the boy was not long before he was partaking heartily of the bowl of bread and milk his mother placed before him, his father muttering and grumbling the while to himself.

From Project Gutenberg

Here's a sink, with the water laid on, Sir, and a clean jack towel behind the door.'

From Project Gutenberg

The body should be speedily and well dried, immediately upon coming out; a rough jack towel is an excellent means of accomplishing this purpose, while at the same time it insures considerable friction of the surface of the skin.

From Project Gutenberg