| Word | hassock |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. An ottoman or kneeling cushion. |
| Sentence | ‘Sit down,’ she [Pratt] said, pointing to an informal and humiliating hassock, while she perched with ponderous spryness on the arm of an oak chair. |
| Source | Lolita, II.11, p. 204 |
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