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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:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hassuc coarse grass
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hassuc coarse grass
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Hassock
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
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.
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