Spanish colonists noted the use of the hammock by Native Americans, particularly in the West Indies, at the time of the Spanish conquest.[1] The word comes from a Taíno culture Arawakan word (Haiti) meaning "fish net". [wikipedia]
Summer is over & Daddy's wife comes home next week (which means I'll be homeless), but he got me new nails & fish nets to help get me back on my knees -- I mean feet!