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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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Nearby words

  1. joint return,
  2. joint runner,
  3. joint session,
  4. joint stock,
  5. joint stock company,
  6. joint tenancy,
  7. joint tenant,
  8. joint venture,
  9. joint-stock company,
  10. joint-venture

Origin of joint stool

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
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Examples 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 Hawthorne

  • The officious housewife fetched a joint-stool, first clearing it from dust, whilst her husband added a billet to the heap.

    Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)|John Roby

  • 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