huck
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9.9
A thick, rough cloth that soaks up water used for towels and cleaning
- noun
- /hʌk/
- Specialized
:
huck
- Also, spend $5 and get what a lot of top chefs use for everything: blue, lint-free surgical huck towels.
Examples
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The restaurant uses huck towels for drying dishes because they are highly absorbent.
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After the cleaning, she used a huck cloth to wipe down the counters.
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For her craft project, she bought a roll of huck fabric to make reusable cleaning rags.
Synonyms
1
9.9
A rough, absorbent cloth made from cotton or linen for towels
has identical meaning but is an alternate form of the name
Surface Forms
Etymology
Huck comes from the older cloth name huckaback, which meant a rough, woven 'towel'. So huck refers to a strong, absorbent fabric used for towels and cleaning.