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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

But there's more, he admits, in the attic, drawers, a footstool and other boxes.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2024

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

A mismatched loveseat and footstool, brought back to life in vintage deadstock fabric.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2021

August pretended she didn’t hear it while I stared at the velvet footstool and wished Rosaleen could be more cultured.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd




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