stool
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[edit] English
[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).
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uːl
[edit] Noun
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stool (plural stools)
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:feces
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
a seat
footstool — see footstool
excrement
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[edit] French
[edit] Noun
stool m. and f. (plural stools)
- (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.
- 1999, Chrystine Brouillet, Les Fiancées de l'Enfer, ISBN 2-89021-363-3, page 199: