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

When he asked to wash his hands, a fine huckaback towel, neatly marked with initial letters, was handed him.

From Georgie's Present Tales of Newfoundland by Brightwell, Miss

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

You are huckaback on the other side of the Channel, and you wear out the poor Irish linen, let the justice of the case be what it may.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir

And when they pressed for still further details he said there were things little boys ought not to know and laughed darkly and found them some huckaback to roll.

From Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Under one of the windows was a small table covered with a threadbare huckaback towel.

From Captivity by Eyles, M. Leonora