hassock
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The desk chair — the only place to sit unless you count a couple of hassocks — is top-of-the-line office furniture, and the lamp looks like an operating-room device.
From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2010
For Vogue Publisher S. I. Newhouse Jr., Manhattan Decorator Billy Baldwin not only covered the hassocks with suede but even turned a pack of scavenging jackals into a luxurious rug.
From Time Magazine Archive
Too many pews may be empty in England, but the easy chairs, sofas and hassocks in front of television sets are well warmed.
From Time Magazine Archive
A pair of Tony Fleming-designed swivel bucket chairs also serve as table seating, and a pair of Fleming-designed hassocks conceal large storage bins as well.
From Time Magazine Archive
The hot cakes rose like little hassocks, and small volcanos formed and erupted on them until they were ready to be turned.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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