n. (hăm"mŏk)[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.
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