Meaning of HASSOCK
| Pronunciation: | | 'hasuk
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- [n] a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church)
- [n] thick cushion used as a seat
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| | Synonyms: | | ottoman, pouf, pouffe |
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| | See Also: | | cushion, seat | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Has"sock\, n. [Scot. hassock, hassik, a besom, anything
bushy, a large, round turf used as a seat, OE. hassok sedgy
ground, W. hesgog sedgy, hesg sedge, rushes; cf. Ir. seisg,
and E. sedge.]
1. A rank tuft of bog grass; a tussock. --Forby.
2. A small stuffed cushion or footstool, for kneeling on in
church, or for home use.
And knees and hassocks are well nigh divorced.
--Cowper.
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