"hassock" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhasək/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hassock.wav [Southern-England] Forms: hassocks [plural]
Rhymes: -æsək Etymology: 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), 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: 34 36 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 46 15 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): 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)
    Sense id: en-hassock-en-noun-HOYxl-OS Disambiguation of Furniture: 6 52 42 Disambiguation of Plants: 34 36 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 46 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 39 31 Disambiguation of 'kneeler': 3 84 13
  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: 34 36 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 46 15 Disambiguation of 'ottoman': 5 19 77

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