Sunday, January 15, 2017

word of the day: jack-towel

The word of the day is jack-towel:

a long towel with the ends sewed together, for hanging on a roller.
(http://www.dictionary.com/browse/jack-towel?s=ts)

"She's a coming!  Get behind the door, old chap, and have the jack-towel betwixt you."

 - Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

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