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view hammock beside the beach a hammock (from spanish hamaca, borrowed from taíno and arawak hamaka) is a sling made of fabric, rope, or netting, suspended between two or more points, used for swinging , sleeping , or resting . it normally consists of one or more cloth panels, or a woven network of twine
colonists noted the use of the hammock by native americans , particularly in the west indies , at the time of the spanish conquest. [ ] 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...
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