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hammock

/ˈhæmək/ noun B2
  1. 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.
  2. A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines. (US)

Plural hammocks

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We performed the usual burial service, and he is at his rest, sewn up in his hammock with a thirty-six-pound shot at his head and his heels, off El Giglio island.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 3 · C1
Edmond resigned the lugger to the master’s care, and went and lay down in his hammock; but, in spite of a sleepless night, he could not close his eyes for a moment.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 245 · C1

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