hassocks

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proper noun

A large village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3015).

OriginOld English hassuc →
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Meanings

hassocks1

noun
  1. pluralplural of hassock

Hassocks2

proper noun
  1. A large village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3015).

Origin

  1. Old Englishhassuc“clump of grass”
  2. EnglishHassocks

From Old English hassuc (“clump of grass”); see hassock.

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APA

hassocks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hassocks

MLA

“hassocks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hassocks. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hassocks,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hassocks.

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