Hammock

Definition of Hammock

Ham´mock Pronunciation: hăm´mǒk

n.

1.

A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet long and three feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.

2.

A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines. Used also adjectively; as, hammock land.

Hammock nettings
(Naut.) formerly, nets for stowing hammocks; now, more often, wooden boxes or a trough on the rail, used for that purpose.

Related Words

anthill, formicary, hill, hillock, hummock, knoll, kopje, koppie, molehill, mound

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