hassock

noun /ˈhasək/

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.

3. A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe.

Where it comes from

From Old English hassoc (“coarse grass”), of uncertain origin.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry hassock (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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