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Huxtable

/ˈhʌkstəbəl/

Huxtable proper noun: a surname from Old English, now most associated with the upper middle class black family on The Cosby Show.

Proper noun

Huxtable (plural Huxtables)

  1. A surname from Old English, now most associated with the upper middle class black family on The Cosby Show.
    • Pearson: Fuckin' Huxtables an' shit, man.2006 Oct. 1, Dennis Lehane, "Refugees", The Wire, 00:36:47

Forms of Huxtable

pluralHuxtables

Origin of Huxtable

Habitational surname typical of Devon, from Old English hoc (“hook or spur of land”) + stapol (“post”).

Questions about Huxtable

What does Huxtable mean?
Huxtable means a surname from Old English, now most associated with the upper middle class black family on The Cosby Show.
What part of speech is Huxtable?
Huxtable is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Huxtable?
Huxtable is pronounced /ˈhʌkstəbəl/.

Words near Huxtable in the dictionary

  1. Huxleian
  2. Huxley
  3. Huxleyan
  4. Huxleys
  5. huxon
  6. Huxtable
  7. Huxtables
  8. huxter
  9. huxtered
  10. huxtering
  11. huxters

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