hammercloth
[ ham-er-klawth, -kloth ]
/ ˈhæm ərˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /
noun, plural ham·mer·cloths [ham-er-klawth z, -kloth z, -klawths, -kloths] /ˈhæm ərˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/.
a cloth covering for the driver's seat on a horse-drawn carriage.
Origin of hammercloth
1425–75; late Middle English
hamerclothe, dissimilated variant of
*hamelcloth home-woven cloth, equivalent to
hamel domestic (akin to Old Norse
heimili homestead) +
cloth(e)
cloth
Words nearby hammercloth
hammer out,
hammer pond,
hammer price,
hammer throw,
hammerbeam,
hammercloth,
hammered,
hammerfest,
hammerhead,
hammerless,
hammerlock