Word Meanings - HASSOCK - Book Publishers vocabulary database

large, round turf used as a seat, OE. hassok sedgy ground, W. hesgog 1. A rank tuft of bog grass; a tussock. Forby. 2. A small stuffed cushion or footstool, for kneeling on in church, or for home use. And knees and hassocks are well nigh divorced.

Additional info about word: HASSOCK

large, round turf used as a seat, OE. hassok sedgy ground, W. hesgog 1. A rank tuft of bog grass; a tussock. Forby. 2. A small stuffed cushion or footstool, for kneeling on in church, or for home use. And knees and hassocks are well nigh divorced. Cowper.

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• GROUNDWORK
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• GROUNDEN
  p. p. of Grind. Chaucer.
• ROUNDISH
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• ROUNDABOUTNESS
  The quality of being roundabout; circuitousness.
• ROUNDFISH
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• GROUNDNUT
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