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Cotton duck (from Dutch doek,"linen canvas"), also simply duck, sometimes duck cloth or duck canvas, commonly called "canvas" outside of the textile industry, is a heavy, plain woven cotton fabric. There is also linen duck, which is less often used.
Duck is used in a wide range of applications, from sneakers to over tents to sandbags.
Duck fabric is woven with 2 yarns together in the warp and a single yarn in the weft.citation needed
Duck cloth is commonly used for the 6x6 inch corn filled bags for the tossing game Cornhole.
Classification
Duck is classified according to weight in a numerical system, with grade 1 the heaviest and grade 12 the lightest variety. Besides this, traditional names exist, which are rarely used today.
A numbering system is used to describe the various weights of duck cloth, based on the weight of a 36x22-inch piece. Weights below 19 ounces are called numbered duck; those above 19 ounces are called naught duck.
Numbered duck is nominally made in weights from 1 to 12, but numbers 7, 9, and 11 are no longer used. Some typical uses of various weights are:
- #1: hammocks, sand bags
- #2: hatch paulins
- #4: sea bags
- #6: large boat covers
- #8: clothes bags
- #10: shower curtains
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