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hassock
[ has-uhk ]
noun
- a thick, firm cushion used as a footstool or for kneeling.
- a rank tuft of coarse grass or sedge, as in a bog.
hassock
/ ˈhæsək /
noun
- a firm upholstered cushion used for kneeling on, esp in church
- a thick clump of grass
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hassock1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hassuc coarse grass
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hassock1
Old English hassuc matted grass
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Example Sentences
He made his adieux; but almost before the door had closed behind him Evie had risen from her hassock.
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Lancaster got a cigar from the humidor and collapsed his long gaunt body across chair and hassock.
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“There is but a segment,” she said, sitting back upon the hassock again.
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She took a little hassock, placed it by Mr. Belcher's chair, and sat down, leaning by the weight of a feather against him.
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Sally brought a hassock, and placing it at her feet, sat down upon it, and rested her elbows on Miss Rogers' chair.
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