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plural hassocks
A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock. examples
A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying. quotations examples
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
A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe. examples