'Hassock' definitions:

Definition of 'hassock'

(from WordNet)
noun
Thick cushion used as a seat [syn: ottoman, pouf, pouffe, puff, hassock]
noun
A cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church)

Definition of 'Hassock'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A small stuffed cushion or footstool, for kneeling on in church, or for home use. [1913 Webster]
  • And knees and hassocks are well nigh divorced. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'hassock'

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