hammercloth

[ ham-er-klawth, -kloth ]

/ ˈhæm ərˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

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noun, plural ham·mer·cloths

[ham-er-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths]. /ˈhæm ərˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/.

a cloth covering for the driver's seat on a horse-drawn carriage.

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Origin of hammercloth

1425–75; late Middle English hamerclothe, dissimilated variant of *hamelcloth home-woven cloth, equivalent to hamel domestic (akin to Old Norse heimili homestead) + cloth(e) cloth

Words nearby hammercloth

hammer and sickle, hammer and tongs, hammer away at, hammerbeam, hammer blow, hammercloth, hammer drill, hammered, Hammerfest, hammerhead, hammerless

How to use hammercloth in a sentence

Then, from a lateral path, a closed carriage and pair drove rapidly up to the Hall, and a footman bounced off the hammercloth.
The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns|Arnold Bennett
The masses of gold lace by which the hammercloth and the attendants' liveries were ornamented had an extremely rich effect.
Peter Parley's Visit to London|Peter Parley
Why, 'twas atop of that very blue hammercloth that I first set eyes on my Dove!
Love and Life|Charlotte M. Yonge
The etymology of this hammercloth, which was simply a covering over the coach-box, seems to have puzzled people considerably.
Carriages & Coaches|Ralph Straus

There is no footboard, whilst a hammercloth for the footman is raised upon scroll ironwork, very well made.
Carriages & Coaches|Ralph Straus