hassock

English

Etymology

Old English hassoc, 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 (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 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 (hu)
• 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 (hu)
• Italian: pregadio (it) m, inginocchiatoio (it) m
• Spanish: reclinatorio (es) m
• Swedish: knäkudde c

ottoman

• Dutch: poef (nl) m
• 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