"foldstool" meaning in English

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          "text": "Handibasket with foldstool",
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          "ref": "2004, Maj Gen D. K. Palit, Musings & Memories, page 196:",
          "text": "I dropped a small wicker foldstool that I always carried as part of my camp-kit on the side of the road to mark the spot and told the driver to back down the road, guiding him with my torch – till we found a convenient place to turn the vehicle around.",
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          "text": "Yulia had pushed forward a large foldstool, and Zoë motioned to her and her companion to sit down in a corner.",
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