hassock

[ has-uhk ]

noun

1. a thick, firm cushion used as a footstool or for kneeling.
2. ottoman ( def 6 ).
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

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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