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单词 hassock
释义
hassockhas‧sock /ˈhæsək/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINhassock
Origin:
Old English hassuc ‘small thick mass of grass’
Examples
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  • Mr Peniket collected the prayer-books and straightened the hassocks.
  • My father pointed to the old round leather hassock.
  • The hassock had once been green and red and was now a uniform brown.
  • The relatively modern pews and colourful hassocks seem merely transient and do nothing to conceal the vibrant essence of this ancient environment.
1a small cushion for kneeling on in a church2American English a soft round piece of furniture used as a seat or for resting your feet on SYN pouffe British English
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