hammock
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Hammock — at the Wordless Music Series in NYC … Википедия
Hammock — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Ken Hammock, US amerikanischer Country und Rockabilly Musiker und Gitarrist; ist die Bezeichnung für fruchtbare Gebiete im Süden der Vereinigten Staaten, insbesondere in Florida, die etwas über ihre… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hammock — Ham mock (h[a^]m m[o^]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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hammock — (n.) 1650s, alteration of hamaca (1550s), from Sp. hamaca, from Arawakan (Haiti) word apparently meaning fish nets (Cf. Yukuna hamaca, Taino amaca) … Etymology dictionary
hammock — ► NOUN ▪ a wide strip of canvas or rope mesh suspended by two ends, used as a bed. ORIGIN from Taino (an extinct Caribbean language) … English terms dictionary
hammock — ☆ hammock hammock1 [ham′ək] n. [Sp hamaca, of Arawakan orig.] a length of netting, canvas, etc. swung from ropes at both ends and used as a bed or couch hammock2 [ham′ək] n. [var. of HUMMOCK ] South a fertile, raised area with hardwood trees … English World dictionary
Hammock — The hammock is a fabric sling used for sleeping or resting while suspended above ground. It normally consists of one or more cloth panels, or a woven network of twine or thin rope stretched with ropes between two firm points such as trees or… … Wikipedia
hammock — [16] Hammock is a product of early European explorations in the New World. When Spanish crews first sailed into the Caribbean, they encountered a word in the Taino language of the Arawakan people for a hanging bed suspended between two trees.… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
hammock — UK [ˈhæmək] / US noun [countable] Word forms hammock : singular hammock plural hammocks a bed consisting of a long piece of cloth or net tied at each end to posts or trees … English dictionary
hammock — [16] Hammock is a product of early European explorations in the New World. When Spanish crews first sailed into the Caribbean, they encountered a word in the Taino language of the Arawakan people for a hanging bed suspended between two trees.… … Word origins
hammock — n. [Sp. hamaca, swinging couch] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Has been used to describe the hammock like covering of a caterpillar … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
