Hassock (noun)
has-ok
A cushion for kneeling on in church, while at prayer.
A firm clump of grass or matted vegetation in marshy or boggy ground.
Old English hassuc (in hassock (sense 2 of the noun)), of unknown origin.
Example sentences
“He knelt on the hassock, hands together, pondering his life choices”
“The hassocks stood, grassy sentinels above the peat bog”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
