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footstool

[foot-stool] / ˈfʊtˌstul /
NOUN
footrest
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If you’re in an exit row, you might also have enough space to place a small inflatable footstool like the one from Sunany available on Amazon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Dodge that footstool on your way to this week’s Slate News Quiz.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2023

Lanoba’s first sale was a footstool to a psychologist in Manhattan, which Balderskilde delivered to the buyer’s office.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2023

And although a delivery team called saying they had his footstool, they knew nothing about the missing part of the corner suite.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2021

“Sit there,” she told Tom and he squatted down on the floor in front of the footstool.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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