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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

Soon afterward an uncle noticed that as Margie sat on a hassock she looked crooked, and her right shoulder blade protruded.

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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