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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Stool \Stool\, n. [AS. st[=o]l a seat; akin to OFries. & OS.
st[=o]l, D. stoel, G. stuhl, OHG. stuol, Icel. st[=o]ll, Sw.
& Dan. stol, Goth. st[=o]ls, Lith. stalas a table, Russ.
stol'; from the root of E. stand. [root]163. See Stand, and
cf. Fauteuil.]
1. A single seat with three or four legs and without a back,
made in various forms for various uses.
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2. A seat used in evacuating the bowels; hence, an
evacuation; a discharge from the bowels.
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3. A stool pigeon, or decoy bird. [U. S.]
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4. (Naut.) A small channel on the side of a vessel, for the
dead-eyes of the backstays. --Totten.
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5. A bishop's seat or see; a bishop-stool. --J. P. Peters.
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6. A bench or form for resting the feet or the knees; a
footstool; as, a kneeling stool.
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7. Material, such as oyster shells, spread on the sea bottom
for oyster spat to adhere to. [Local, U.S.]
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Stool of a window, or Window stool (Arch.), the flat
piece upon which the window shuts down, and which
corresponds to the sill of a door; in the United States,
the narrow shelf fitted on the inside against the actual
sill upon which the sash descends. This is called a window
seat when broad and low enough to be used as a seat.
Stool of repentance, the cuttystool. [Scot.]
Stool pigeon, a pigeon used as a decoy to draw others
within a net; hence, a person used as a decoy for others.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Stool \Stool\, n. [AS. st[=o]l a seat; akin to OFries. & OS.
st[=o]l, D. stoel, G. stuhl, OHG. stuol, Icel. st[=o]ll, Sw.
& Dan. stol, Goth. st[=o]ls, Lith. stalas a table, Russ.
stol'; from the root of E. stand. [root]163. See Stand, and
cf. Fauteuil.]
1. A single seat with three or four legs and without a back,
made in various forms for various uses.
2. A seat used in evacuating the bowels; hence, an
evacuation; a discharge from the bowels.
3. A stool pigeon, or decoy bird. [U. S.]
4. (Naut.) A small channel on the side of a vessel, for the
dead-eyes of the backstays. --Totten.
5. A bishop's seat or see; a bishop-stool. --J. P. Peters.
6. A bench or form for resting the feet or the knees; a
footstool; as, a kneeling stool.
7. Material, such as oyster shells, spread on the sea bottom
for oyster spat to adhere to. [Local, U.S.]
Stool of a window, or Window stool (Arch.), the flat
piece upon which the window shuts down, and which
corresponds to the sill of a door; in the United States,
the narrow shelf fitted on the inside against the actual
sill upon which the sash descends. This is called a window
seat when broad and low enough to be used as a seat.
Stool of repentance, the cuttystool. [Scot.]
Stool pigeon, a pigeon used as a decoy to draw others
within a net; hence, a person used as a decoy for others.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
window stool
n.
(lb en architectural element) A horizontal board, usually made of
wood, on a windowsill, fitted against the bottom rail of the lower
sash.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
window stool
n.
(lb en architectural element) A horizontal board, usually made of
wood, on a windowsill, fitted against the bottom rail of the lower
sash.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
window stool
n.
(lb en architectural element) A horizontal board, usually made of
wood, on a windowsill, fitted against the bottom rail of the lower
sash.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
window stool
n.
(lb en architectural element) A horizontal board, usually made of
wood, on a windowsill, fitted against the bottom rail of the lower
sash.
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