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   hassock

   /ˈhasək/

   noun

   • 1. a cushion for kneeling on in church, while at prayer: "he collected the prayer books and straightened the hassocks"
   • ▪ a footstool. North American
   • 2. a firm clump of grass or matted vegetation in marshy or boggy ground.

   Word Origin Old Englishhassuc (in hassock (sense 2 of the noun)), of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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