joint stool

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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

How to use joint stool in a sentence

I went to his joint once, back when I was first hanging out in New York, doing plays.
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On the northern side of the Joint Security Area between North and South Korea, there is a village called Kijong-dong (기정동).
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You get vaccinated in the arm, you shouldn't have inflammation in the joint.
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He noticed her in the crowd while he was sitting on his stool between rounds.
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“We are proud of the work we have done for our country,” Mitchell and Jessen have said in a joint statement.
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Tony's stool was nearer to the bass keys of the piano, while the sofa Lettice lay upon had certainly been drawn up towards him.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
While his mother was cleaning the fish, Alila made a fire and cut the bamboos at every joint.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
If, now, the patient cough or strain as if at stool, the contents of the stomach will usually be forced out through the tube.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
When bleeding piles are absent, blood-streaks upon such a stool point to carcinoma.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
When the mucus is small in amount and intimately mixed with the stool, the trouble is probably in the small intestine.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd