hammock
1[ham-uh k]
noun
a hanging bed or couch made of canvas, netted cord, or the like, with cords attached to supports at each end.
Origin of hammock
11545–55; < Spanish hamaca < Taino of Hispaniola
hammock
2[ham-uh k]
noun
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Related Words for hammock
dock, wharf, port, quay, cot, anchorage, billet, jetty, bed, levee, slip, bedroom, compartment, pier, haven, hammockExamples from the Web for hammock
Contemporary Examples of hammock
I said goodnight, retreated, and slumped into my hammock, the rain slapping the tarp over me.
Curled up on the hammock, surrounded by their kids and puppies, it really looked like love.
A.Then he got fever, and had to be carried in a hammock slung under a pole.
Historical Examples of hammock
"I'm depending upon you for the bread," he said to the drowsy man in the hammock.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
And Yates, swinging drowsily in his hammock, was no less gratified.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
And that reminds me: I have a hammock somewhere among my belongings.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
"Oh, I am not complaining about that, at all," said the hammock magnanimously.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
The Little Doctor stopped the hammock with her toe and sat up.
Chip, of the Flying UB. M. Bower
hammock
1noun
Word Origin for hammock
C16: from Spanish hamaca, of Taino origin
hammock
2noun
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