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Hassock

Hassock Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Hassock? [n] a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church) [n] thick cushion used as a seat Synonyms \| Synonyms for Hassock: ottoman \| pouf \| pouffe Related Terms \| Find terms related to Hassock: armchair \| armless chair \| back seat \| banquette \| bar stool \| barber chair \| barrel chair \| basket chair \| batch \| batwing chair \| bed chair \| bench \| bicycle seat \| boudoir chair \| bow-back chair \| bucket seat \| bunch \| camp chair \| campaign chair \| club chair \| club lounge chair \| clump \| cluster \| comb-back chair \| contour chair \| copse \| cricket \| cricket chair \| crop \| dining chair \| draft chair \| Eames chair \| easy chair \| elbowchair \| fan-back chair \| fauteuil \| fender stool \| folding chair \| foldstool \| form \| garden chair \| group \| grouping \| groupment \| grove \| growth \| high chair \| Hitchcock chair \| horse \| knot \| ladder-back chair \| lot \| mess \| milking stool \| ottoman \| overstuffed chair \| pew \| plantation \| planting \| platform rocker \| rocker \| rocking chair \| sedan chair \| settle \| shock \| slew \| stand \| step stool \| stook \| stool \| swing \| taboret \| thicket \| throne \| tuft \| tussock \| TV chair \| wisp See Also \| cushion \| seat Hassock In Webster's Dictionary \Has"sock\, n. [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.

Hassock Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hassock?

[n] a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church)
[n] thick cushion used as a seat

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hassock: ottoman | pouf | pouffe

See Also | cushion | seat

Hassock In Webster's Dictionary

\Has"sock\, n. [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.

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