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Synonyms for hassock


Grammar : Noun
Spell : has-uh k
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæs ək



Définition of hassock

Origin :
  • Old English 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.
  • noun footrest
Example sentences :
  • She stole up quietly and knelt on the hassock beside his chair.
  • Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • And when he was seated she dropped on the hassock at his feet and laid her cheek on his knees.
  • Extract from : « Athalie » by Robert W. Chambers
  • Freddie took his customary place on the hassock at her feet.
  • Extract from : « The Old Tobacco Shop » by William Bowen
  • It was late in the afternoon; he sat on his hassock and watched Aunt Amanda sewing.
  • Extract from : « The Old Tobacco Shop » by William Bowen
  • From his hassock in the center of the room he looked uneasily around.
  • Extract from : « The Creature from Cleveland Depths » by Fritz Reuter Leiber
  • I was beside her, sitting on a hassock, so that I could look out into the street.
  • Extract from : « Beautiful Joe » by Marshall Saunders
  • “There is but a segment,” she said, sitting back upon the hassock again.
  • Extract from : « Hunters Out of Space » by Joseph Everidge Kelleam
  • She slipped on to the hassock at his feet, resting her head on his leg.
  • Extract from : « Cynthia » by Leonard Merrick
  • She seized it like a hungry child, dropping on a hassock before the fire to enjoy it.
  • Extract from : « Interrupted » by Pansy
  • There was a hassock convenient, and he drew it up to sit at her feet.
  • Extract from : « The Helpers » by Francis Lynde

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