jack towel

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noun

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

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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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How to use jack towel in a sentence

Here's a sink, with the water laid on, Sir, and a clean jack towel behind the door.'
The Pickwick Papers|Charles Dickens
“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
The plate, knife, and fork were washed in the wash-hand basin and wiped with the office jack-towel.
More Pages from a Journal|Mark Rutherford

Paul nodded, and went off to the sink and the jack-towel, wondering a little.
Despair's Last Journey|David Christie Murray

British Dictionary definitions for jack towel

jack towel

noun

another name for roller towel

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