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: tussock
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a
: a cushion for kneeling
a church hassock
b
: a padded cushion or low stool that serves as a seat or leg rest
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The couple took to telephoning their customers -- their goal was 30 per day -- urging them to consider buying a table, a hassock, some wall art, anything.
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oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2021
Others raked and shoveled whatever else was left behind: a card table, a barbecue grill, a boogie board, an umbrella, chairs, a hassock, pallets, pieces of cardboard, empty marijuana containers, a meth pipe.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2019
For example, a coffee table is not important in front of the sofa, but a hassock with a tray filled with casual accessories is.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 2 July 2019
Others include Healthy Girl, which promotes menstrual hygiene through sanitary towels made of washable cotton, and Funny Design, which creates hassocks and jewelry out of recycled clothes and plastic bottles.
—Lova Rabary-Rakotondravony, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2018
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oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2021
Others raked and shoveled whatever else was left behind: a card table, a barbecue grill, a boogie board, an umbrella, chairs, a hassock, pallets, pieces of cardboard, empty marijuana containers, a meth pipe.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2019
For example, a coffee table is not important in front of the sofa, but a hassock with a tray filled with casual accessories is.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 2 July 2019
Others include Healthy Girl, which promotes menstrual hygiene through sanitary towels made of washable cotton, and Funny Design, which creates hassocks and jewelry out of recycled clothes and plastic bottles.
—Lova Rabary-Rakotondravony, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2018
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“Hassock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hassock. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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