Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

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