hammercloth

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hammercloth - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hammercloth \Ham"mer*cloth`\ (-kl[o^]th; 115), n. [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.
     [1913 Webster]