1. thick cushions used for kneeling on in church
Usage: religious context
2. small thick cushions used as footstools or for sitting

Examples

• The church provided hassocks for parishioners to kneel during prayer.
• She placed her feet on the velvet hassocks while reading.
• The old hassocks in the cathedral were worn from years of use.
• He bought matching hassocks to go with the new armchair.
• The hassocks were embroidered with religious symbols.
• She used the hassocks as extra seating when guests arrived.