hassock

has·sock (h

1. A thick cushion used as a footstool or for kneeling.

2. A dense clump of grass.

[Middle English hassok, clump of grass, from Old English hassuc.]

hassock [ˈhæsək]

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a firm upholstered cushion used for kneeling on, esp in church

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a thick clump of grass

[Old English hassuc matted grass]

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Noun	1.	hassock - thick cushion used as a seat pouffe, pouf, ottoman, puff seat - furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests"
	2.	hassock - a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church) church service, church - a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church" cushion - a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.

Translations

hassock [ˈhæsək] N (Rel) → cojín m

hassock [ˈhæsək] n → coussin m d'agenouilloir

hassock

n → Betkissen nt, → Kniekissen nt

hassock [ˈhæsək] n (kneeler) → cuscino (di inginocchiatoio)

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Bassock buffet chair Church church service cushion Ottoman pouf pouffe puff seat	I quickened our step; I wanted to get there before the question between us opened up much further; I reflected hungrily that, for more than an hour, he would have to be silent; and I thought with envy of the comparative dusk of the pew and of the almost spiritual help of the hassock on which I might bend my knees. Turn Of The Screw by James, Henry View in context Charlie obediently sat himself upon a hassock at her feet; the other sinners drew near to catch the words of wisdom about to fall from her lips, and Rose, softened by this gratifying humility, addressed them in her most maternal tone. Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context She found him sitting in a heap on the hassock, and crying bitterly. The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context	Hashemite Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Hashimoto's disease hashish hashmark Hasid Hasidic Hasidim Hasidism Hask haslet hasn't hasp Hassam Hassan II Hassel Hasselt Hassid Hassidic Hassidim Hassidism hassium hassle hassled hassler hassock hast hastate hastate leaf haste hasten hasten away hasten back hasten off Hastener Hastif Hastile hastily Hastinapura hastiness hasting Hastings Hastings sands Hastive hasty hasty attack hasty breaching hasty breaching (land mine warfare) hasty crossing hasty defence hasty defense	Hassidic Hassidim Hassidim Hassidism Hassidism Hassidism Hassids HASSIP hassium hassium hassium hassium hassium hassle hassle hassle about hassle factor Hassle Free Clinic hassle with hassled Hassler Hassler Communication Systems Technology, Inc. Hassler, Hans Leo Hassler, Hans Leo Hassler, Jacob Hassler, Kaspar hassles hassling Hasso Plattner Institute Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa hassock Hassocks Hassocks Hassun, Rizk Allah Hassuna Hassunan Culture hast hast Hasta Hasta El Gol Siempre Hasta la vista Hasta La Vista Baby Hasta Luego HASTAC Hastalloy HASTAM hastarium hastate hastate hastate leaf hastately hastately HASTC haste haste haste haste haste Haste makes waste Haste the Day Haste to the Wedding

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I quickened our step; I wanted to get there before the question between us opened up much further; I reflected hungrily that, for more than an hour, he would have to be silent; and I thought with envy of the comparative dusk of the pew and of the almost spiritual help of the hassock on which I might bend my knees.

Turn Of The Screw by James, Henry View in context

Charlie obediently sat himself upon a hassock at her feet; the other sinners drew near to catch the words of wisdom about to fall from her lips, and Rose, softened by this gratifying humility, addressed them in her most maternal tone.

Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context

She found him sitting in a heap on the hassock, and crying bitterly.

The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context

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