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What does hassock mean?

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Noun
  1. A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock. [from 10th c.]
  2. A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying. [from 16th c.]
  3. A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe.
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His feet rest on a hassock, and a pair of spectacles rest on the end of his long, whiskered nose.
The side chapels were deserted, save for an elderly aristo woman who knelt on an embroidered hassock, chanting her rosary as she strung the beads along the string.
She seized it like a hungry child, dropping on a hassock before the fire to enjoy it.
Mr. Bradley is required to fall upon a fringed hassock and clutch it when he is overcome with emotion.
The portable TV tuned found itself sitting on a coffee table instead of on the box it came in and an old leather upholstered hassock ended up in front of the couch.
The mouse is sitting in his chair with his feet on the hassock and his open book face down on his lap.

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