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ək noun
a hanging bed or couch made of canvas, netted cord, or the like, with cords attached to supports at each end.
Origin:
1545–55; < Spanish hamaca < Taino of Hispaniola
1545–55; < Spanish hamaca < Taino of Hispaniola
Related forms
ham·mock·like, adjective
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noun
hummock ( def 1 ).
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hammock1 (ˈhæmək) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a length of canvas, net, etc, suspended at the ends and used as a bed | |
| [C16: from Spanish hamaca, of Taino origin] | |
| 'hammock-like1 | |
| —adj | |
| hammock2 (ˈhæmək) | |
| —n | |
| a variant of hummock | |
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Word Origin & History
hammock
1555, from Sp. hamaca, from Arawakan (Haiti) word apparently meaning "fish nets" (cf. Yukuna hamaca, Taino amaca).
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Example sentences
There are also four screened-in verandas, one with a hammock.
The camp stands within a hammock of giant hardwood trees at the river's edge.
She jumped out of the hammock and ran down to the bank to rummage for a good strong replacement.
He laughed and hitched himself tighter in his hammock and sent me on my way.
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