Huxtable

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/ˈhʌkstəbəl/

proper noun

A surname from Old English, now most associated with the upper middle class black family on The Cosby Show.

OriginOld English hoc →
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Meanings

proper nounHuxtable (plural Huxtables)

plural Huxtables

  1. A surname from Old English, now most associated with the upper middle class black family on The Cosby Show.

    Pearson: Fuckin' Huxtables an' shit, man.

    2006 Oct. 1, Dennis Lehane, "Refugees", The Wire, 00:36:47

Origin

  1. Old Englishhoc“hook or spur of land”
  2. EnglishHuxtable

Habitational surname typical of Devon, from Old English hoc (“hook or spur of land”) + stapol (“post”).

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APA

Huxtable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huxtable

MLA

“Huxtable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huxtable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Huxtable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huxtable.

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