'Hammercloth' definitions:

Definition of 'Hammercloth'

From: GCIDE

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]