hassock

hassock

English

Etymology

Old English hassuc, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhasək/

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• Rhymes: -æsək

Noun

hassock (plural hassocks)

1. A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock. [from 10th c.]
2. A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying. [from 16th c.] Synonym: kneeler
   • 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 357:

     At the next service he found a flower on his hassock and a highly suggestive Catholic bookmarker tucked into his hymn-book.

3. A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe.

Translations

grass

Basque: belar-sasi Bulgarian: туфа (bg) f (tufa) Finnish: mätäs (fi) German: Grasbüschel (de) n, Büschel (de) n Hungarian: fűcsomó Italian: zolla (it) f Swedish: tuva (sv) c, grästuva c

kneeler

French: coussin d'agenouilloir m German: Kniekissen n, Betkissen n, Kniebankkissen n, Kissen (de) n Hungarian: térdpárna (hu), térdeplő Italian: pregadio (it) m Spanish: reclinatorio (es) m Swedish: knäkudde c

ottoman

Finnish: rahi (fi), ottomaani (fi) French: pouf (fr) m German: Sitzkissen (de) n Hungarian: puff (hu), lábpárna Russian: пуф (ru) m (puf)

Anagrams

• Hosacks, shackos