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campstool

American  
[kamp-stool] / ˈkæmpˌstul /

noun

  1. a lightweight folding stool, especially for use in camping.


Etymology

Origin of campstool

First recorded in 1855–60; camp 1 + stool

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With that, Audubon sat down on a campstool.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

On the top of this affair stood a campstool, and on the stool sat Tom Rover, making himself as comfortable as possible.

From The Rover Boys in Southern Waters or The Deserted Steam Yacht by Edward Stratemeyer

Just at that moment Prescott became aware of the fact that Greg Holmes was lifting out a campstool and was placing it beside him.

From Dick Prescotts's Fourth Year at West Point Ready to Drop the Gray for Shoulder Straps by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

An iron plait of hair lay for about six inches down her spine; her feet and ankles made the campstool on which she sat, looking pathetically ethereal.

From Living Alone by Stella Benson

"Let us try to paddle closer," suggested his older brother, and all set to work; Tom using the folded campstool, and the others some bits of boards from the crates.

From The Rover Boys in Southern Waters or The Deserted Steam Yacht by Edward Stratemeyer

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