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stepstool

noun

Etymology

From step + stool.

  1. inherited from *stoh₂los✻
  2. inherited from *stōlaz✻ — “chair”
  3. inherited from *stōl✻
  4. inherited from stōl — “chair, seat, throne”
  5. inherited from stool
  6. compounded as stepstool — “step + stool”

Definitions

  1. A stool with built-in steps for climbing onto it, used for reaching high objects.

The neighborhood

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