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

With that, Audubon sat down on a campstool.

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

He heaved a sigh as he sat down on a nearby campstool.

From Elkan Lubliner, American by Glass, Montague

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 Benson, Stella

I pointed to the recessed part where the little campstool awaited him and laid my finger on my lips.

From The Secret Sharer by Conrad, Joseph

Then Sam went up like a monkey, and the eldest Rover followed, and the crates and boxes, with the campstool, were allowed to drift away.

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