Definitions for: Hammock


[n] a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swing easily
[n] a small natural hill



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: hillock, hummock, knoll, mound, sack

See Also: anthill, bed, formicary, hill, kopje, koppie, molehill

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