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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