Meaning & use
Tuffet
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A low seat or stool, or a small mound or clump of grass or turf.
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Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet, eating her curds and whey.
A tuffet of moss cushioned every step along the forest path.
A note on using this word
Most English speakers know "tuffet" only from the nursery rhyme "Little Miss Muffet," though it is a genuine, older word for a grassy hummock or low seat.
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