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单词 joint stool
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joint stool


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

Words nearby joint stool

joint return, joint runner, joint session, joint stock, joint-stock company, joint stool, joint tenancy, joint tenant, jointure, joint venture, jointworm
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Example sentences 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
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