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hassockhas‧sock /ˈhæsək/ noun [countable] hassockOrigin: Old English hassuc ‘small thick mass of grass’ - 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 |