"hassock" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhasək/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hassock.wav Forms: hassocks [plural]
Rhymes: -æsək Etymology: From Old English hassoc, of uncertain origin. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|hassoc}} Old English hassoc, {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain Head templates: {{en-noun}} hassock (plural hassocks)
  1. A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock. Categories (lifeform): Plants Translations (grass): belar-sasi (Basque), туфа (tufa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), trs trávy (Czech), mätäs (Finnish), Grasbüschel [neuter] (German), Büschel [neuter] (German), fűcsomó (Hungarian), zolla [feminine] (Italian), tuva [common-gender] (Swedish), grästuva [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hassock-en-noun-Qij0R2n5 Disambiguation of Plants: 31 36 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 42 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 38 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 26 41 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 42 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 41 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 38 36 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 36 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 41 33 Disambiguation of 'grass': 100 0 0
  2. A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying. Categories (topical): Furniture Categories (lifeform): Plants Synonyms: kneeler Translations (kneeler): polštářek pod kolena (Czech), poduška klekátka (Czech), coussin d’agenouilloir [masculine] (French), Kniekissen [neuter] (German), Betkissen [neuter] (German), Kniebankkissen [neuter] (German), Kissen [neuter] (German), térdpárna (Hungarian), térdeplő (Hungarian), pregadio [masculine] (Italian), inginocchiatoio [masculine] (Italian), reclinatorio [masculine] (Spanish), knäkudde [common-gender] (Swedish)
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  3. A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe. Categories (lifeform): Plants Translations (ottoman): poef [masculine] (Dutch), rahi (Finnish), ottomaani (Finnish), pouf [masculine] (French), Sitzkissen [neuter] (German), puff (Hungarian), lábpárna (Hungarian), пуф (puf) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-hassock-en-noun-3mVw0hjD Disambiguation of Plants: 31 36 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 42 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 38 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 26 41 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 42 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 41 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 38 36 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 36 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 41 33 Disambiguation of 'ottoman': 2 19 79

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  "word": "hassock"
}
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    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/æsək",
    "Rhymes:English/æsək/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Basque translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "en:Furniture",
    "en:Plants"
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "hassoc"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "uncertain",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock."
      ],
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        [
          "dense",
          "dense"
        ],
        [
          "clump",
          "clump"
        ],
        [
          "grass",
          "grass"
        ],
        [
          "vegetation",
          "vegetation"
        ],
        [
          "tussock",
          "tussock"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 357:",
          "text": "At the next service he found a flower on his hassock and a highly suggestive Catholic bookmarker tucked into his hymn-book.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying."
      ],
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        [
          "cushion",
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        [
          "church",
          "church"
        ],
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          "praying"
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        {
          "word": "kneeler"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe."
      ],
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        [
          "seat",
          "seat"
        ],
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          "ottoman",
          "ottoman"
        ],
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        ]
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-æsək"
    }
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    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "grass",
      "word": "belar-sasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "tufa",
      "sense": "grass",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "туфа"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "grass",
      "word": "trs trávy"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "grass",
      "word": "mätäs"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "grass",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Grasbüschel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "grass",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Büschel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "grass",
      "word": "fűcsomó"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "grass",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zolla"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "grass",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tuva"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "grass",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "grästuva"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "kneeler",
      "word": "polštářek pod kolena"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "kneeler",
      "word": "poduška klekátka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "kneeler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coussin d’agenouilloir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "kneeler",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kniekissen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "kneeler",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Betkissen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "kneeler",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kniebankkissen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "kneeler",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kissen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "kneeler",
      "word": "térdpárna"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "kneeler",
      "word": "térdeplő"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "kneeler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pregadio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "kneeler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "inginocchiatoio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "kneeler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "reclinatorio"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "kneeler",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "knäkudde"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "ottoman",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "poef"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "ottoman",
      "word": "rahi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "ottoman",
      "word": "ottomaani"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "ottoman",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pouf"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ottoman",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Sitzkissen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "ottoman",
      "word": "puff"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "ottoman",
      "word": "lábpárna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "puf",
      "sense": "ottoman",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пуф"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hassock"
}

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