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Hammock
/ˈhæmək/
A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
📖 Definitions of "Hammock"
noun
- 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
(obsolete outside dialectal) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.
verb
- 1
To lie in a hammock.
- 2
(of a cloth) To hang in a way that resembles a hammock.
- 3
To make something be wrapped tight, like in a hammock.
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