stool

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Derived terms

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English stol (“‘seat, throne’”). Confer Dutch stoel (chair), German Stuhl (chair), West Frisian stoel (chair), Icelandic stóll (chair), Old Norse stoll (chair, seat), Swedish, Danish and Norwegian stol (chair), Gothic stols (throne).

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• Rhymes: -uːl

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stool (plural stools)

1. A seat for one person without a back or armrest.
2. A footstool.
3. Feces; excrement.
   • 'Usage notes: 'The word stool is preferred to fæces and excrement in medical use.
4. (archaic) A decoy.

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• See also Wikisaurus:feces

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• footstool
• stool pigeon
• stoolie

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• chair
• seat

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• loots
• tools

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stool m. and f. (plural stools)

1. (Canadian, slang, derogatory) A denouncer or whistleblower; a stoolie.
   • 1999, Chrystine Brouillet, Les Fiancées de l'Enfer, ISBN 2-89021-363-3, page 199:

     "Grégoire protesta; il n'était pas un stool". — Gregory protested; he was no stoolie.

[edit] Derived terms

• stooleux