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单词 huckaback
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And when they pressed for still further details he said there were things little boys ought not to know and laughed darkly and found them some huckaback to roll. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z
Weave A is the ordinary and most used huck or huckaback, while weave B, which is usually woven with double weft, is termed the Devon or medical huck. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z
But Joyce was intently examining some homely towelling, and weighing the respective merits of bird's-eye and huckaback. Under the Mendips A Tale
You may as well ask a loom which weaves huckaback, why it does not make cashmere, as expect poetry from this engineer or a chemical discovery from that jobber. The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse
Towels.—Towels are made of a diaper or huckaback, of a quality adapted to the uses to which they are applicable. The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet
Is it a small thing, I ask you, to teach the qualities and fine shades of damask, and the high-lights of huckaback? or the different cuts of meat, and when what is in season? Fernley House
It is done most easily on huckaback towelling of rather loose weave, running the needle under the raised threads for the ground. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them
Max held still till the square of huckaback portraying the economic existence of Jack Sprat and his wife was well beneath his chin, and the tapes gathered once more up into Anna’s hands. In the Mist of the Mountains
Each pupil should provide sufficient denim, percale, huckaback, or other washable material to cover the two sides of a holder 7 inches square, and enough outing or canton flannel for a double lining. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools
They are generally made of huckaback of moderate fineness; but some ladies prefer making them of a coarser kind of damask. The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet
Under one of the windows was a small table covered with a threadbare huckaback towel. Captivity
You are huckaback on the other side of the Channel, and you wear out the poor Irish linen, let the justice of the case be what it may. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2)
Uncle gave me a pair of shoes and a huckaback vest which the boy carried for me; in return I promised him my violin; you see, he's a poor child. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes
Madame Danois, in the Fairy Tales, used to tapestry them with jonquils; but as that furniture will not last above a fortnight in the year, I shall prefer something more huckaback. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II
To these may be added a dozen or more which seem to be of doubtful formation, such as huckaback, pickapack, gimcrack, ticktack, picknick, barrack, knapsack, hollyhock, shamrock, hammock, hillock, hammock, bullock, roebuck. The Grammar of English Grammars
Their minds and persons were composed of that fibre which constitutes nature's veriest huckaback. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 285, December 1, 1827
When he asked to wash his hands, a fine huckaback towel, neatly marked with initial letters, was handed him. Georgie's Present Tales of Newfoundland
Parsons disappeared behind the partition for a moment and reappeared instantly, gripping a thin cylinder of rolled huckaback. The History of Mr. Polly
“Say I can’t dress a window, you thundering old Humbug,” he said, and hurled the huckaback at his master. The History of Mr. Polly
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