joint stool
noun
a low wood stool having turned legs with all parts joined by a mortise joint.
Origin of joint stool
1late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Words Nearby joint stool
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How to use joint stool in a sentence
Here's a joint stool; sit down and quaff out of Lady Macbeth's gilt goblet.
Merrie England In The Olden Time, Vol. 2 (of 2) | George DanielA man of business never wants a counter if he can meet with a joint-stool.
Cecilia, Volume 2 (of 3) | Frances (Fanny) Burney (Madame d'Arblay)The officious housewife fetched a joint-stool, first clearing it from dust, whilst her husband added a billet to the heap.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) | John RobyDuring that term he was to be the property of his master, and as much a commodity of bargain and sale as an ox, or a joint-stool.
The Scarlet Letter | Nathaniel HawthorneSir Oliver groped his way to a joint-stool, and sat down upon it, sick and white.
The Black Arrow | Robert Louis Stevenson
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