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hopsacking

[ hop-sak-ing ]

noun

  1. bagging made chiefly of hemp and jute.
  2. Also DZ· [] a coarse fabric made of cotton, wool, or other fibers and similar to burlap, used in the manufacture of wearing apparel.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hopsacking1

First recorded in 1880–85; hop 2 + sacking
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His sound is more robust, the brushed cotton interwoven with hopsacking, and Young’s underlying melancholy softened, so that the happy-sad blend tilted toward the positive.

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