HASSOCK

hassock

(noun) a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church)

ottoman, pouf, pouffe, puff, hassock

(noun) thick cushion used as a seat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hassock (plural hassocks)

A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock. [from 10th c.]

A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying. [from 16th c.]

A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe.

Anagrams

• Hosacks, shackos

Source: Wiktionary


Has"sock, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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