Found 2 items, similar to Hassock.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: hassock
hassock
n 1: thick cushion used as a seat [syn:
ottoman,
pouf,
pouffe,
puff]
2: a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church)
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Hassock
Hassock
\Has"sock\ (h[a^]s"s[u^]k), 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.
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2. A small stuffed cushion or footstool, for kneeling on in
church, or for home use.
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And knees and hassocks are well nigh divorced.
--Cowper.
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