Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
hummock . - noun A kind of hanging bed.
- noun In entomology, the hammock-like sack or case carried by the larvæ of certain tineid moths, as Œcophora harrisiella, hence called
case-bearers .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet long and three feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
- noun Southern U. S. A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines. Used also adjectively.
- noun (Naut.) formerly, nets for stowing hammocks; now, more often, wooden boxes or a trough on the rail, used for that purpose.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
- noun US, archaic A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small natural hill
- noun a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
Etymologies
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Examples
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Stepping out of the hammock is a clearly satisfied Indian maiden.
Elliott White Springs, Man After My Own Heart KaneCitizen 2006
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Stepping out of the hammock is a clearly satisfied Indian maiden.
Archive 2006-08-01 KaneCitizen 2006
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The giant hammock is amazing but would never be allowed in the US.
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I also agree with the above comments – the hammock is not only a different and creative take on the concept but it is a great, functional design.
The 2009 Cicely & Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Awards 2009
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Working in a hammock is every bit as good as it sounds (at least for the first hour or two).
Wolfram Blog : Work in the Land of Lakes and Volcanoes (Trabajo en la Tierra de Lagos y Volcanes) 2007
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The back yard hammock is so more enjoyable when the next-door neighbour isn't blasting guitar-rock.
Minor Observations melted_snowball 2007
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Tailor made for two, this Quick Dry single layer hammock is crafted of DuraCord fabric.
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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Rated best maintenance free hammock and with a weight capacity of 450 lbs, this hammock is perfect by the pool or for a waterfront property.
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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Immediately upon hearing this I called the hammock-bearers together, and going down to the beach, I went a considerable way along it toward
Stories by English Authors: Africa (Selected by Scribners) Percy Addleshaw 1891
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I have sometimes been with the swinging hammock the native mother prepares for her sick infant – apparently so much easier than aught we have in our more civilized homes; easier for the child, because it gets the motion without the least jar; and easier for the nurse, because the hammock is strung so high as to supersede the necessity of stooping.
Narrative of Sojourner Truth, a Northern Slave, Emancipated from Bodily Servitude by the State of New York, in 1828 Olive Truth Gilbert 1850
ruzuzu commented on the word hammock
"Hammocks used at sea, especially on men-of-war, are made of canvas, and have a number of cords at each end, called clues, which are brought together and secured to an iron ring, which is hung on a hook attached to the deck-beams. Those used in the tropical parts of America and in summer in the north are usually formed of a network of Panama grass or small cords."
--from the Century Dictionary
September 24, 2010
drtufte commented on the word hammock
I went to a place called McKee Gardens in Vero Beach, Florida today. The historical quotations about that place described that piece of land as a "hammock" when it was purchased about 100 years ago.
July 1, 2015