Hammock nettings

Hammock nettings
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, 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.


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  • 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

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  • quarter nettings — noun plural : hammock nettings along a ship s quarter rails …   Useful english dictionary

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