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huckabacks

huckabacks is the plural of huckaback.

Meaning of huckaback

Noun

huckaback (countable and uncountable, plural huckabacks)

  1. A type of coarse, absorbent cotton or linen fabric used for making towels.
    • 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.1876, Eliza Bisbee Duffey, Our Behaviour: A Manual of Etiquette and Dress of the Best American Society, Philadelphia

Questions about huckabacks

What is huckabacks the plural of?
Huckabacks is the plural of huckaback.

Words near huckabacks in the dictionary

  1. Huchou
  2. Huchow
  3. huck
  4. Huckaba
  5. huckaback
  6. huckabacks
  7. Huckabas
  8. Huckabay
  9. Huckabays
  10. Huckabee
  11. Huckabees

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