hassock en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhasək/ (UK)
Etymology
From Old English hassoc (“coarse grass”), of uncertain origin.
Meanings
- A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock.
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A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying.
At the next service he found a flower on his hassock and a highly suggestive Catholic bookmarker tucked into his hymn-book.
1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 357:
- A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hassocks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hassocky · hassocked · hassockless
Synonyms
Translations (33)
sv knäkudde (kneeler) · it pregadio (kneeler) · it zolla (grass) · bg табуретка (ottoman) · de Kissen (kneeler) · ru пуф (ottoman) · cs polštářek pod kolena (kneeler) · fi rahi (ottoman) · hu térdpárna (kneeler) · cs poduška klekátka (kneeler) · hu fűcsomó (grass) · fi mätäs (grass) · hu lábpárna (ottoman) · cs trs trávy (grass) · de Betkissen (kneeler) · fi ottomaani (ottoman) · bg туфа (grass) · de Grasbüschel (grass) · de Kniekissen (kneeler) · de Sitzkissen (ottoman) · fr coussin d'agenouilloir (kneeler) · nl poef (ottoman) · de Büschel (grass) · fr pouf (ottoman) · sv tuva (grass) · sv grästuva (grass) · eu belar-sasi (grass) · de Kniebankkissen (kneeler) · it inginocchiatoio (kneeler) · es reclinatorio (kneeler) · hu puff (ottoman) · bg пуф (ottoman) · hu térdeplő (kneeler)