Definition of Hasock
Has"sock (hăs"sŭk), n.
[Scot. hassock, hassik, a besom, anything bushy, a
large, round turf used as a seat, OE. hassok sedgy ground, W.
hesgog sedgy, hesg sedge, rushes; cf. Ir. seisg,
and E. sedge.] 1. A rank tuft of bog
grass; a tussock. Forby.
2. A small stuffed cushion or footstool, for
kneeling on in church, or for home use.
And knees and hassocks are well nigh
divorced. Cowper.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying
- A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe
- A dense clump of grass; a tussock
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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