duckcloth

plural duckcloths · alternative duck-cloth · alternative duck cloth

1. countableuncountableA light canvaslike material, made of untwilled linen or cotton fabric.

   Near-synonym: sailduck

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   Canvas and duckcloths are the strongest form in which linen and cloth fabrics are available.

   1926, Allan Monkhouse, Electrical Insulating Materials, page 44

   Canvas and duckcloth are used for the protection of the end windings of machines.

   1929, Journal of the Textile Institute, volume 20, page A-442

   He tugged behind him a mule laden with buffalo tongue and pemmican, cookware and blankets and robes, a duck-cloth sheet for shelter, and his fine Sharps rifle.

   2018, Richard S. Wheeler, The Canyon of Bones and North Star, page 336

   Canvas and duckcloth were nailed over the doorways, but failed to keep out the dust and odors from the other rooms.

   2020, Christy Hubbard, C.C. Harrison, Sage Cane's House of Grace and Favor

   Synonyms: duck, sailduck