Before feathers were used, soft grasses and plants provided cushioning from the rough dirt or wood floor. This practice has survived in the form of herbal pillows.
Does "provided cushioning" mean that they put those grasses and plants on the floor, or maybe they stuffed something with them?
Top answer
'They stuffed a cloth sack with soft grasses and plants' is what is implied.
— Mister Micawber
'They stuffed a cloth sack with soft grasses and plants' is what is implied.
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