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hammock noun [ ˈhamək ]

• a bed made of canvas or rope mesh suspended from two supports by cords at both ends.
Origin: mid 16th century (in the Spanish form hamaca ): via Spanish from Taino hamaka ; the ending was altered in the 16th century by association with -ock.


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