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.
      
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   2. A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with
      bushes and vines. Used also adjectively; as, hammock land.
      [Southern U. S.] --Bartlett.
      
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   {Hammock nettings} (Naut.), formerly, nets for stowing
      hammocks; now, more often, wooden boxes or a trough on the
      rail, used for that purpose. Hamose

hammock
     n 1: a small natural hill [syn: {knoll}, {mound}, {hillock}, {hummock}]
     2: a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended
        between two trees); swing easily [syn: {sack}]