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hassock

[has-uhk] / ˈhæs ək /
NOUN
footrest
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A hassock of grass cradled his back as he looked up.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 22, 2017

Jackson sat down again, and I perched on a hassock between brother and sister, separated by the glass top of a low table.

From The Guardian Feb. 4, 2016

Poor Nixon wouldn’t put his shoes up on a hassock unless he covered it with a towel, because it was White House furniture.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2015

His bad leg propped on a hassock under the bench, Begin could not look behind him to see how Druckman had voted.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jean Louise decided that the Light Brigade might suit her best, and she drew up a hassock and joined them.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee




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