Huckaback

Quick meaning: Huckaback is a noun meaning A type of coarse, absorbent cotton or linen fabric used for making towels.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

On the right of the washstand should be the towel-rack, on which should be found one fine and two coarse towels and two more very coarse huckaback or Turkish towels. Beneath the washstand should be placed the foot-bath.

"Say I can't dress a window, you thundering old Humbug," he said, and hurled the huckaback at his master. He followed this up by pitching first a blanket, then an armful of silesia, then a window support out of the window into the shop.

Word Forms

• huckabacks

Synonyms for huckaback

Depending on context, synonyms include huck.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include huck, bump, crash, drabbet, towelling, bocking.

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