You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
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
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.
• 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
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.