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Webster 1913 Edition

Huckaback

Huck′a-back

,

Noun.

[Perh. orig., peddler’s wares; cf. LG.

hukkebak

pickback. Cf.

.]

A kind of linen cloth with raised figures, used for towelings.

Webster 1828 Edition

Huckaback

HUCK'ABACK

,

Noun.

A kind of linen with raised figures on it.

Definition 2024

huckaback

huckaback

English

Noun

huckaback ‎(plural huckabacks)

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

Translations

coarse cotton or linen

Irish: anairt f

References

huckaback in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913