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Definition of Hammocks
1. hammock [n] - See also: hammock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hammocks
Literary usage of Hammocks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Kedge-anchor; Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Or, Young Sailors' Assistant by William N. Brady (1864)
"STOWING hammocks. Nothing adds more to the smart and favorable appearance of a
vessel of war than a neat stowage of hammocks. The superintendants of this ..."
2. The Criminal Prisons of London, and Scenes of Prison Life by Henry Mayhew, John Binny (1862)
"huddled in his brown rug upon the ground, for there are no hammocks allowed in
this cell, he darkens the place once more and proceeds to the second. ..."
3. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1905)
"The hammocks.— Just above the pavilion, which is about one and one-half miles
from the western end, the forest narrows to a width of about 300 yards and ..."
4. Nicaragua: Its People, Scenery, Monuments, and the Proposed Interoceanic Canal by Ephraim George Squier (1852)
"... DISPOSITION ; BRAVERY J INDUSTRY; SKILL IN TDE ARTS—MANUFACTURE OF COTTON—PRIMITIVE
MODE OF SPINNING TYRIAN PURPLE—PETATES AND hammocks—POTTERY—" ..."
5. Professional recollections on points of seamanship, discipline, &c by Francis Liardet (1849)
"Scrubbing hammocks and washing clothes at night. ... When the clean hammocks are
inspected at divisions, nearly one-fifth or one-seventh of them, ..."
6. History of the Life-boat, and Its Work by Richard Lewis (1874)
"LIFE-SAVING hammocks AND MATTRESSES. ADMIRAL RYDER has persistently urged on the
Admiralty the great advantage" that would accrue if the hammocks in ships ..."
7. Through Five Republics (of South America): A Critical Description of by Percy Falcke Martin (1906)
"... the streets—Interior of the houses—The appointments and furniture—Beds and
hammocks— Elaborate character of hammocks—Baths and bathrooms—The water- rate ..."
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