"foot-stool" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foot-stools [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} foot-stool (plural foot-stools)
  1. Alternative form of footstool. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: footstool
    Sense id: en-foot-stool-en-noun-JKMuSmLw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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