hassock
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8.6
- noun
- /ˈhæˌsɒk/
:
puf
- During the service, worshippers knelt on the plush hassock in front of the altar.
- feet on a hassock
- leather hassocks
- sitting on a hassock
Examples
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Gretchen laid my head on the hassock Nana used to hold up her feet while she watched TV, and held her hand high.
Fiction book (1999) -
After a long day, I love to rest my feet on a soft hassock while reading my book.
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Sitting on the hassock, he looked like an overgrown kid.
Fiction book (2001) -
Mom sits down on the hassock beside Dad's feet, which I guess is okay.
Fiction book (2002) -
Donald, who must have taken another day off from work, sat down on the matching hassock in front of the woman's chair.
Fiction book (2001) -
Among all these things are yet two more shabby armchairs, another end table, and an old leather hassock.
Fiction book (1994) -
Glenna perched expectantly on the edge of the hassock.
Fiction book (1999) -
My mother was ensconced like a queen in an overstuffed armchair, her foot in a cast, propped on a hassock.
Fiction book (1997) -
Clay sits in the wing-back chair, props his feet on the hassock, adjusting the sheet around his shoulders.
Fiction book (1998) -
I had a sofa and one huge armchair with a hassock, a stereo, no rug, tons of books on board-and-brick bookshelves, and a bed in the alcove.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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1.0
A soft bag filled with feathers or foam used to make a seat more comfortable
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4.7
A low padded seat without a back or arms that you rest your feet on and use to store things
3
9.0
A small soft pad you put under your knees or bottom for comfort
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1.3
A soft pad that you put on a seat to make sitting more comfortable
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6.6
A thick low cushion used as a seat or footstool
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Etymology
The word hassock probably comes from old words for a small grassy clump or mound that people would use as a simple seat. A helpful way to remember it is to picture a tiny natural 'stool' or 'tussock' to sit on; that's why a hassock today is a thick, firm cushion for sitting, resting your feet, or kneeling.