n. Coarse grass which grows in rank tufts on boggy ground; especially, the large sedge, Carex paniculata, the dried tufts of which were used in churches for footstools.n. A besom; anything bushy; also, a large round turf used as a seat.n. A thick hard cushion used as a footstool or in place of a kneeling-bench.n. Kentish ragstone. Also written hassack.n. Same as haslock.