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单词 jack towel
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jack towel


noun

a long towel with the ends sewed together, for hanging on a roller.

Origin of jack towel

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby jack towel

jackstraws, jack-tar, Jack-the-lad, Jack-the-rags, Jack the Ripper, jack towel, jack truss, jack-up, jack-up rig, jacky, jackyard
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Example sentences from the Web for jack towel

  • Sir, do I look like a man who would wear a fez with a jack-towel twisted round it?

    Yussuf the Guide|George Manville Fenn
  • Paul nodded, and went off to the sink and the jack-towel, wondering a little.

    Despair's Last Journey|David Christie Murray
  • “Right Bob,” replied his father, rising from his knees and throwing the jack-towel at him.

    The Iron Horse|R.M. Ballantyne
  • A cake of yellow soap and a jack-towel were provided, and taking off my jacket and waistcoat, I enjoyed a thoroughly good wash.

    Chatterbox, 1905.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for jack towel

jack towel

noun

another name for roller towel
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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