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

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King