hassock
English
Etymology
Old English hassoc, of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhasək/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -æsək
Noun
hassock (plural hassocks)
- A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock. [from 10th c.]
- A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying. [from 16th c.]
- Synonym: kneeler
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 357:
- At the next service he found a flower on his hassock and a highly suggestive Catholic bookmarker tucked into his hymn-book.
- A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe.
Translations
grass
kneeler
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