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Webster 1913 Edition

Hammercloth

Ham′mer-clothˊ

(-klŏth; 115)
,
Noun.
[Prob. fr. D.
hemel
heaven, canopy, tester (akin to G.
himmel
, and perh. also to E.
heaven
) + E.
cloth
; or perh. a corruption of
hamper cloth
.]
The cloth which covers a coach box.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hammercloth

HAM'MERCLOTH

,
Noun.
The cloth which covers a coach-box, so called from the old practice of carrying a hammer, nails, &c. in a little pocket hid by this cloth.

Definition 2024

hammercloth

hammercloth

English

Noun

hammercloth ‎(plural hammercloths)

  1. (dated) The cloth that covers a coachbox.

Etymology

Probably from Dutch hemel ‎(“heaven, canopy, tester”) (akin to German himmel, and perhaps also to English heaven) + cloth; or perhaps a corruption of hamper cloth.

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