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thing upon which one sits; hence; anything made to be sat in or upon, as a chair, bench, stool, saddle, or the like. And Jesus . . . overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doves. Matt. xxi. 12.

Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter. [Obs.] The siege of this mooncalf. Shak.

, or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool pigeon. [Obs.] Still, as he went, he crafty stales did lay. Spenser.

A low stool to keep the goods from touching the floor. Knight.

A seat without arms or back, cushioned and stuffed: a high stool; -- so called from its resemblance to a drum.

A cucking stool; a tumbrel. Cowell.

affolding, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece, and forming a sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters, masons, and other workmen; also, a kind of framework of strong posts or piles, and crossbeams, for supporting a bridge, the track of a railway, or the like.

A stool or other thing supported by three legs; a trivet.

Any utensil or vessel, as a stool, table, altar, caldron, etc., supported on three feet.

the names of the junior optimes. The word tripos is supposed to refer to the three-legged stool formerly used at the examinations for these honors, though some derive it from the three brackets formerly printed on the back of the paper. C. A. Bristed.

A tree-legged stool, table, or other support; especially, a stand to hold a kettle or similar vessel near the fire; a tripod. [Written also trevet.]

A cucking stool for the punishment of scolds.

hion (anything) by applying a cutting tool to it while revolving; as, to turn the legs of stools or tables; to turn ivory or metal. I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned. Shak.