Definition of "tuffet"

tuffet

noun
plural tuffets
1. A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound.
  Quotations
  Little Miss Muffet, She sat on a tuffet, Eating of curds and whey; There came a little spider, Who sat down beside her, And frighted Miss Muffet away.
  1805, Songs for the Nursery, page 23
2. (furniture) A large cushion which may have an internal frame, used as a low seat or stool.
3. An inflatable cushion serving as landing area for precision accuracy parachuting.