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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hassock \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hassock n 1: thick cushion used as a seat [syn: {ottoman}, {pouf}, {pouffe}] 2: a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church)
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