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footstool

noun

foot·​stool ˈfu̇t-ˌstül How to pronounce footstool (audio)
: a low stool used to support the feet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Blue Jays’ possession of a wild-card spot is a product of their season-long use of the Red Sox as a footstool. Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2022 Frank has two pets, Pushpaw and Pupshaw, who look like the fraternal-twin offspring of a dachshund and a footstool. Sam Thielman, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2022 The footstool is upholstered in a ribbed fabric the color of oatmeal and the cowbell stands out very strikingly upon it. Claire-louise Bennett, The New Yorker, 14 July 2022 My father stood with one hand on his waist and one leg on a footstool, the way colonial hunters posed with wild animals. Mansi Choksi, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 There was a back cushion, a seat cushion, and a pillowy footstool, all from different companies. Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2021 Doesn’t run that well, can barely jump over a footstool, and he cannot be stopped. Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Oct. 2021 His employer denied his request to work from home — even part-time — instead offering him a new chair, footstool, and air purifier to assist him in getting through the day. Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2021 Instead of a traditional check-in area, for instance, there’s a small snug, wallpapered in a vibrant pineapple print, complete with cosy armchairs, footstool and bar trolley. Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of footstool was in 1530

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