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bassock

bassock noun: a hassock.

Noun

bassock (plural bassocks)

  1. (archaic) A hassock.
    • In a small recess, illuminated by a taper, were disposed two bassocks of velvet and gold, corresponding with the bed furniture1821 January 8, [Walter Scott], Kenilworth; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; and John Ballantyne, […]; London: Hurst, Robinson...

Forms of bassock

pluralbassocks

Origin of bassock

See bass

Questions about bassock

What does bassock mean?
Bassock means a hassock.
What part of speech is bassock?
Bassock is a noun.
What is the plural of bassock?
The plural of bassock is bassocks.

Words near bassock in the dictionary

  1. basso profondos
  2. basso profundo
  3. basso profundos
  4. basso-relievo
  5. basso-rilievo
  6. bassock
  7. bassocks
  8. bassoes
  9. Bassom
  10. Bassoms
  11. bassoon

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