stool

¹stool

noun \ˈstül\

Definition of STOOL

1

a : a seat usually without back or arms supported by three or four legs or by a central pedestal b : a low bench or portable support for the feet or knees : footstool

2

: a seat used as a symbol of office or authority; also : the rank, dignity, office, or rule of a chieftain

3

a : a seat used while defecating or urinating b : a discharge of fecal matter

4

a : a stump or group of stumps of a tree especially when producing suckers b : a plant crown from which shoots grow out c : a shoot or growth from a stool

5

: stool pigeon 1

Examples of STOOL

1. She sat on a stool.
2. The patient had bloody stools.

Origin of STOOL

Middle English, from Old English stōl; akin to Old High German stuol chair, Old Church Slavic stolŭ seat, throne

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Furniture and Woodworking Terms

appoint, credenza, mission, settee

Rhymes with STOOL

boule, boulle, cool, drool, fool, fuel, ghoul, gul, mewl, mule, pool, Poole, pul, pule, rule, school, spool, tool, tulle, yule