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hassock definition

has·sock (has′ək)

noun

  1. Now Rare a thick clump or tuft of grass; tussock
  2. a firmly stuffed cushion used as a footstool or seat

Etymology: ME hassok < OE hassuc, (clump of) coarse grass < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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