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Huckaback

Huckaback \Huck"a*back\, n. [Perh. orig., peddler's wares; cf. LG. hukkebak pickback. Cf. Huckster.] A kind of linen cloth with raised figures, used for towelings.

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huckaback

n. A type of coarse, absorbent cotton or linen fabric used for making towels.

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huckaback

n. toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric [syn: huck]

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Huckaback
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Usage examples of "huckaback".

Chapter 17 Anna Hauptmann, looked up from a bolt of huckaback as the door to the trading post opened, letting in a blast of late March wind and Elizabeth Middleton.

Ben collected a piece of coarse soap, cut from a bar, and a huckaback towel, and followed his guest into the garden.