Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hassock"
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) 1.7 (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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