English-Thai Dictionary
hassock
N เบาะรองเข่า bor-rong-kao
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HASSOCK
Has "sock, n. Etym: [Scot. hassock, hassik, a besom, anything bushy, a large, round turf used as a seat, OE. hassok sedgy ground, W. hesgog sedgy, hesg sedge, rushes; cf. Ir. seisg, and E. sedge. ]
1. A rank tuft of bog grass; a tussock. Forby.
2. A small stuffed cushion or footstool, for kneeling on in church, or for home use. And knees and hassocks are well nigh divorced. Cowper.
New American Oxford Dictionary
hassock
has sock |ˈhasək ˈhæsək | ▶noun 1 a thick, firmly padded cushion, in particular: • a footstool. • chiefly Brit. a cushion for kneeling on in church. 2 a firm clump of grass or matted vegetation in marshy or boggy ground. ORIGIN Old English hassuc ( sense 2 ), of unknown origin.
Oxford Dictionary
hassock
hassock |ˈhasək | ▶noun 1 a cushion for kneeling on in church, while at prayer. • N. Amer. a footstool. 2 a firm clump of grass or matted vegetation in marshy or boggy ground. ORIGIN Old English hassuc (in sense 2 ), of unknown origin.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
hassock
has sock /hǽsək /名詞 C 1 ｟主に英 ｠(教会でひざまずいて祈る時に使う )ひざ布団 .2 ｟米 ｠(座ったり, 足を載せる厚い )円筒形クッション .3 草むら .
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