Associations to the word «Hassock»

Wiktionary

HASSOCK, noun. A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock. [from 10th c.]
HASSOCK, noun. A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying. [from 16th c.]
HASSOCK, noun. A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe.

Dictionary definition

HASSOCK, noun. Thick cushion used as a seat.
HASSOCK, noun. A cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church).

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras