hammock

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish hamaca, from Taíno *hamaka (compare Lokono hamaka, Wayuu jama'a), from Proto-Arawak *hamaka. 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.” === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhæmək/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈhæmək/, /ˈhæmɪk/ Rhymes: -æmək === Noun === hammock (plural hammocks) A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends. (US, archaic outside dialects) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Swedish: hammock ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hammock (third-person singular simple present hammocks, present participle hammocking, simple past and past participle hammocked) (intransitive) To lie in a hammock. (transitive, of a cloth) To hang in a way that resembles a hammock. (transitive) To make something be wrapped tight, like in a hammock. (transitive, broadcasting) To schedule (a new or unpopular programme) between two popular ones in the hope that viewers will watch it. Coordinate term: tentpole ==== Derived terms ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English hammock. Derived from Spanish hamaca. Ultimately derived from Taíno *hamaka. First attested in 1853. Doublet of hängmatta (“hammock; suspended bed”). === Noun === hammock c A hammock; a canopy swing; a freestanding garden furniture with a suspended couch. ==== Declension ==== === See also === hängmatta (“hammock; suspended bed”) === References ===