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  1. 1. n. A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines. Used also adjectively; as, hammock land. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a small natural hill Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends. 2. A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines. Used also adjectively; as, hammock land. [Southern U. S.] Bartlett. Hammock nettings (Naut.), formerly, nets for stowing hammocks; now, more often, wooden boxes or a trough on the rail, used for that purpose. Source: webster
  6. 6. Having the end hooked or curved. Source: adambom
  7. 7. n:100 n. a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily Source: ecdict

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