hammercloth
[ ham-er-klawth, -kloth ]
/ ˈhæm ərˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /
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, hammer finger, hammerhead
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