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Definition of Hammock

Hammock
Hammock Ham"mock, n. [A word of Indian origin: cf. Sp. hamaca. Columbus, in the Narrative of his first voyage, says: ``A great many Indians in canoes came to the ship to-day for the purpose of bartering their cotton, and hamacas, or nets, in which they sleep.'] 1. A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six 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. [Southern U. S.] --Bartlett. Hammock nettings (Naut.), formerly, nets for stowing hammocks; now, more often, wooden boxes or a trough on the rail, used for that purpose.

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- A hammock, from Spanish hamaca, borrowed from Taíno and Arawak hamaka, is a sling made of fabric, rope, or netting, suspended between two or more points...
- A hammock is a device used to sleep or rest in. Hammock may also refer to: Hammock (band), an American post-rock group Hammock (ecology), a dense stand...
- of hammocks found in the United States include tropical hardwood hammocks, temperate hardwood hammocks, and maritime or coastal hammocks. Hammocks are...
- Christina Hammock Koch (/kʊk/ COOK; born January 29, 1979) is an American engineer and NASA astronaut of the class of 2013. She received Bachelor of Science...
- Hammock is an American ambient post-rock duo formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2005 by Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson. Hammock have released 10 albums...
- Hammock Park may refer to: Hammock Park (Dunedin, Florida), a park in Dunedin, Florida Matheson Hammock Park, a 630acre urban park in metropolitan Miami...
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- Lee Hammock is a professional writer and game designer. Hammock has worked on numerous products for numerous companies, including NeoExodus: A House Divided...
- Hammock camping is a form of camping in which a camper sleeps in a suspended hammock rather than a conventional tent on the ground. Due to the absence...
- Circle- Brickell Avenue Bridge (next to Icon Brickell towers) Simpson Park Hammock- (nature preserve) S. Miami Ave and Broadway Southside Park- SW 1st Ave...