campstool

American  

[kamp-stool] / ˈkæmpˌstul /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of campstool

First recorded in 1855–60; camp ¹ + stool

Example Sentences

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campstool

With that, Audubon sat down on a campstool.

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

Stepping from her vehicle she placed a campstool upon the sidewalk beside it, and lifting her box of candy from the seat established herself upon her stool with the open box upon her lap.

From Three Little Women A Story for Girls by Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie) Jackson

She had deposited herself stiffly in a campstool.

From The Girls of Central High in Camp Or, the Old Professor's Secret by Gertrude W. Morrison

And without another glance toward Max, beside whom Sanda was on her knees, Stanton threw the campstool into the tent and yelled to the men by the fire.

From A Soldier of the Legion by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson

Folding Bathtub.—The thing most desired by a young mother in these days is a bathtub for the baby made of sheet rubber that is attached to a campstool foundation.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter