hassock

[has-uhk]

noun

1. a thick, firm cushion used as a footstool or for kneeling.

2. ottoman.

3. a rank tuft of coarse grass or sedge, as in a bog.

hassock

/ ˈhæsək /

noun

1. a firm upholstered cushion used for kneeling on, esp in church

2. a thick clump of grass

Word History and Origins

Origin of hassock¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English hassuc coarse grass

Word History and Origins

Origin of hassock¹

Old English hassuc matted grass

Example Sentences

I sat down in Dad’s chair in the living room and put my feet up on the hassock while the reporter and I talked.

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Nattie keeps clicking a song with her tongue, now bouncing on and off the hassock on her knees.

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Joan pulled up an Indian hassock and began to dial down the long list of Cambridge doctors.

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A hassock of grass cradled his back as he looked up.

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When I’m changed, my mother makes a snow pack for my left heel and props it up on a hassock.

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