joint stool
noun
a low wood stool having turned legs with all parts joined by a mortise joint.
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Origin of joint stool
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Words nearby joint stool
joint return, joint runner, joint session, joint stock, joint-stock company, joint stool, joint tenancy, joint tenant, jointure, joint venture, jointworm
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Example sentences from the Web for joint stool
During 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 HawthorneThe officious housewife fetched a joint-stool, first clearing it from dust, whilst her husband added a billet to the heap.
A 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)I shouldn't have had a joint-stool to sit down on, if it hadn't been for that.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu