Meanings
plural rocking stools
- A rocking chair.
He continued to stare out the window, accompanied by Johnny's groans and the rhythmic squeaking of the rocking stool.
1990, Robert Upton, A killing in real estate: an Amos McGuffin mystery, →ISBN, page 1551 more example
The Garda van was parked in the yard, and the two young Gards were struggling to get the rocking-stool out of the back.
2016, L.E. Hartley, The Broken Mirror, →ISBN, page 273
Origin
- GermanSchaukelstuhl
- Englishrocking stool
A calque of German Schaukelstuhl.
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rocking stool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rocking%20stool
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