Huckaback

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Huckaback \Huck"a*back\, n. [Perh. orig., peddler's wares; cf.
     LG. hukkebak pickback. Cf. {Huckster}.]
     A kind of linen cloth with raised figures, used for
     towelings.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  huckaback
       n : toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen
           fabric [syn: {huck}]