[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hammock \ham"mock\ ha^m"mo^k, 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 long and three feet wide, suspended by
      clews or cords at the ends.
      1913 webster

   2. a piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with
      bushes and vines. used also adjectively; as, hammock land.
      southern u. s. --bartlett.
      1913 webster

   hammock nettings naut., formerly, nets for stowing
      hammocks; now, more often, wooden boxes or a trough on the
      rail, used for that purpose. hamose
see also:
hammock nettings 

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