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huckaback

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huck⋅a⋅back

  [huhk-uh-bak]
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–noun
toweling of linen or cotton, of a distinctive absorbent weave.
Also called huck.

Origin:
1680–90; orig. uncert.
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huck·a·back   (hŭk'ə-bāk')   
n.  A coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric used especially for toweling.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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