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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.

Origin of joint stool

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

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Examples from the Web for joint stool

Historical Examples of joint stool

I shouldn't have had a joint-stool to sit down on, if it hadn't been for that.
Checkmate
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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
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
Sir Oliver groped his way to a joint-stool, and sat down upon it, sick and white.
The Black Arrow
Robert Louis Stevenson
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)