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Definition of Hassock
1. Noun. Thick cushion used as a seat.
2. Noun. A cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church).
Definition of Hassock
1. n. A rank tuft of bog grass; a tussock.
Definition of Hassock
1. Noun. A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock. (defdate from 10th c.) ¹
2. Noun. A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
3. Noun. A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hassock
1. a footstool [n -S] - See also: footstool
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hassock
| hasp hasped hasping hasps hast hasta hasta la vista hastas hastate hastate leaf | hastated hastately haste haste makes waste hasted hasteful |
Literary usage of Hassock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geology of the Weald: (parts of the Counties of Kent, Surrey, Sussex by William Topley, Robert Etheridge, Geological Survey of Great Britain (1875)
"Rag, with a little Chert in places - -~\ hassock, with lines of Chert and Rag - -60
Chert I hassock . Rag Rag hassock, with a thin layer of Rag 2 6 1 3 ..."
2. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"A hassock stuffed with straw: a bed—properly, a straw bed ; whence the cant word
for s lodging-house is a ..."
3. Notes on Building Construction by Henry Fidler, Great Britain Dept. of Science and Art (1879)
"The hassock ia generally found adhering to the ragstone, and at the bed of junction
organic remains often occur. The ragstone itself is a very compact ..."
4. Notes on Building Construction: Arranged to Meet the Requirements of the by Henry Fidler, Great Britain Dept. of Science and Art (1889)
"Below this is a layer of workable hassock. Yellow Rag.—Broken up into headers for
... Next come two inferior and flinty beds interspersed with hassock. ..."
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