rocking stool

English

Etymology

A calque of German Schaukelstuhl.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːl

Noun

rocking stool (plural rocking stools)

1. A rocking chair.
   • 2016, L.E. Hartley, The Broken Mirror‎^[1], →ISBN, page 273:

     The Garda van was parked in the yard, and the two young Gards were struggling to get the rocking-stool out of the back.

   • 1990, Robert Upton, A killing in real estate: an Amos McGuffin mystery‎^[2], →ISBN, page 155:

     He continued to stare out the window, accompanied by Johnny's groans and the rhythmic squeaking of the rocking stool.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rocking,‎ stool.