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Definition of "hassock" []

  • A thick cushion used as a footstool or for kneeling. (noun)
  • A dense clump of grass. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hassock" in a sentence
  • "Cowboy Jack called a "hassock" -- a low seat -- and studying a paper he had found."
  • "Edwin's slippered feet rested on a hassock, and in front of the hassock was a red-glowing gas-stove."
  • "They then form a ring, and commence dancing round a hassock which is placed, end upwards, in the middle of the room."