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ək 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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| —n | |
| 1. | a firm upholstered cushion used for kneeling on, esp in church |
| 2. | a thick clump of grass |
| [Old English hassuc matted grass] | |
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Hassock
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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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