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hooked rug
noun
- a rug made by drawing loops of yarn or cloth through a foundation of burlap or the like, to form a pattern.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hooked rug1
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
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Example Sentences
The Lone Ranger shoved the table back, then kicked a hooked rug away from its place on the plank floor.
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But instead of finding out why Id put those things in the chest you went hooked-rug hunting with me.
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They are an evolved form of the much despised New England hooked rug, which was made by drawing strips of old rag through burlap.
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