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hassocks

hassocks is the plural of hassock.

Meaning of hassock

Noun

hassock (plural hassocks)

  1. A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock.
  2. A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying.
    • At the next service he found a flower on his hassock and a highly suggestive Catholic bookmarker tucked into his hymn-book.1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 357
    Synonyms:
    kneeler
  3. A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe.

Proper noun capitalized: Hassocks

Hassocks

  1. A large village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3015).

Origin of hassocks

From Old English hassuc (“clump of grass”); see hassock.

Questions about hassocks

What does hassocks mean?
Hassocks means a large village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3015).
What is hassocks the plural of?
Hassocks is the plural of hassock.
What part of speech is hassocks?
Hassocks is a proper noun.

Words near hassocks in the dictionary

  1. Hassman
  2. Hassmans
  3. hassock
  4. hassocked
  5. hassockless
  6. hassocks
  7. hassocky
  8. hassome
  9. Hasson
  10. Hassop
  11. Hassuna

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