towelling

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towelling (usually uncountable, plural towellings)

  1. (countable, uncountable) Any fabric suitable for towels, such as huckaback or terry cloth.
    • 1852, J. D. B. De Bow, The Industrial Resources of the Southern and Western States:
      My rule is to give for winter a linsey suit, one shirt of best towelling, one hat, one pair of shoes, a good blanket, costing $2 to $2 50, every other year []
  2. (countable) A thrashing.

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towelling

  1. present participle and gerund of towel