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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A low stool for supporting the feet.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A stool, usually small and low, to rest the feet upon while sitting; by extension, anything serving for the same use.
  • noun Figuratively, a person or thing that is trodden upon or oppressed; hence, one who is an abject thrall, dependent, or tool.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A low stool to support the feet of one when sitting.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A low stool for supporting the feet while seated.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person

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foot +‎ stool

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