hassock Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun thick cushion used as a seat
    ottoman; pouf; puff; pouffe.
  2. noun a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church)

WordNet

Has"sock noun
Etymology
Scot. hassock, hassik, a besom, anything bushy, a large, round turf used as a seat, OE. hassok sedgy ground, W. hesgog sedgy, hesg sedge, rushes; cf. Ir. seisg, and E. sedge.
Definitions
  1. A rank tuft of bog grass; a tussock. Forby.
  2. A small stuffed cushion or footstool, for kneeling on in church, or for home use.
    And knees and hassocks are well nigh divorced. Cowper.

Webster 1913