hommock
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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We waded about in the water, tall grass and cane, and after a while found a little mound or hommock, which projected above the water, and on which we perched ourselves for the night.
From Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. by Pittenger, William
Directing him to follow me, I kept on; and having passed through the fields, we rode into the thick underwood of the hommock, where halting, we dismounted from our horses.
From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Reid, Mayne
It would have been prudent for us to have occupied this hommock at the moment of our first crossing over; but our general had not perceived the advantage.
From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Reid, Mayne
In a few seconds we were upon the island, and advancing by rapid strides towards the hommock.
From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Reid, Mayne
An indigo flat lay between the hommock and the maize.
From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Reid, Mayne
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