hassuc
- noun [ masculine ]
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On ðone hassuc,
- Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 223, 25.
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'Hassock or Hassocks. A name sometimes assigned to aira cæspitosa, L. but more accurately regarded as a term indicating the large coarse tufts formed in meadows by this grass and some sedges, such as Carex cæspitosa and C. paniculata.' Cf. too No. 30 'Hassocks. "Great tufts of rushes, etc., called in Suffolk
hassocks.
"'- No. 31.
[Leicestershire
Bosworth, Joseph. “hassuc.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/18204.
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