- hassuc
- m (-es/-as) coarse grass
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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hassock — noun Etymology: Middle English, sedge, from Old English hassuc Date: before 12th century 1. tussock 2. a. a cushion for kneeling < a church hassock > b. a padded cushion or low stool that serves as a seat or leg rest … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hassocks — For the floor cushion, see Hassock .Infobox UK place official name= Hassocks civil parish= Hassocks shire district= Mid Sussex shire county= West Sussex region= South East England country= England latitude= 50.923303 longitude= 0.150863… … Wikipedia
hassock — /has euhk/, n. 1. a thick, firm cushion used as a footstool or for kneeling. 2. ottoman (def. 6). 3. a rank tuft of coarse grass or sedge, as in a bog. [bef. 1000; ME; OE hassuc coarse grass] * * * … Universalium
hæssuc — see hassuc … Old to modern English dictionary
hassock — has|sock [ˈhæsək] n [: Old English; Origin: hassuc small thick mass of grass ] 1.) a small ↑cushion for kneeling on in a church 2.) AmE a soft round piece of furniture used as a seat or for resting your feet on British Equivalent: pouf … Dictionary of contemporary English
hassock — O.E. hassuc clump of grass, coarse grass, of unknown origin. Sense of thick cushion is first recorded 1510s, with the likely connection being the perceived similarity of a kneeling cushion and a tuft of grass … Etymology dictionary
hassock — [ hasək] noun 1》 a cushion for kneeling on in church. ↘N. Amer. a footstool. 2》 a firm clump of grass or vegetation in marshy ground. Origin OE hassuc, of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
hassock — has•sock [[t]ˈhæs ək[/t]] n. 1) fur a thick, firm cushion used as a footstool or for kneeling 2) fur Ottoman 3), b) 3) bot a thick tuft of coarse grass or sedge, as in a bog • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE hassuc coarse grass … From formal English to slang
hassock — /ˈhæsək / (say hasuhk) noun 1. a thick, firm cushion used as a footstool or for kneeling. 2. a rank tuft of coarse grass or sedge, as in a bog. {Middle English; Old English hassuc coarse grass} …
hassock — [has′ək] n. [ME hassok < OE hassuc, (clump of) coarse grass < ?] 1. Now Rare a thick clump or tuft of grass; tussock 2. a firmly stuffed cushion used as a footstool or seat … English World dictionary
