n.
v. i.
v. t. to repeatedly annoy;
n. [ Scot. hassock, hassik, a besom, anything bushy, a large, round turf used as a seat, OE. hassok sedgy ground, W. hesgog sedgy, hesg sedge, rushes; cf. Ir. seisg, and E. sedge. ]
And knees and hassocks are well nigh divorced. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]