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[has-uh
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–noun
| 1. | a thick, firm cushion used as a footstool or for kneeling. |
| 2. | ottoman (def. 6). |
| 3. | a rank tuft of coarse grass or sedge, as in a bog. |
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE hassuc coarse grass
bef. 1000; ME; OE hassuc coarse grass
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| has·sock (hās'ək) n.
[Middle English hassok, clump of grass, from Old English hassuc.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.
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hassock
O.E. hassuc "clump of grass, coarse grass," of unknown origin. Sense of "thick cushion" is first recorded 1516, with the likely connection being the perceived similarity of a kneeling cushion and a tuft of grass.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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