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語源

step +‎ stool

名詞

step stool (複数形 step stools)

1. A stool of various designs with one or more steps; in some designs the steps may be folded away underneath the seat when not in use.

関連する語

• foot stool
• step ladder
• step chair

名詞

stepstool (複数形 stepstools)

1. A stool with built-in steps for climbing onto it, used for reaching high objects.
   • 2009 July 29, Charles Mcgrath, “An Author Without Borders”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     His bibliography so far includes nine novels, including “Europe Central,” which won the National Book Award in 2005; three collections of stories; a seven-volume, 3,000-page history of violence; a book-length essay on poverty; and a travel book about hopping freight trains, a hobby of his even though his balance is so bad that he has to use a plastic bucket as a stepstool.