a towel with the two ends sewn together, hung on a roller
2.
a continuous towel wound inside a roller enabling a clean section to be pulled out when required
jack towel in American English
noun
a long towel with the ends sewed together, for hanging on a roller
Word origin
[1810–20]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dominance, duplex, nihilism, technique, zombie