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rocking stool

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English

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Etymology

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A calque of German Schaukelstuhl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rocking stool (plural rocking stools)

  1. A rocking chair.
    • 2016, L.E. Hartley, The Broken Mirror[1], →ISBN, page 273:
      The Garda van was parked in the yard, and the two young Gards were struggling to get the rocking-stool out of the back.
    • 1990, Robert Upton, A killing in real estate: an Amos McGuffin mystery[2], →ISBN, page 155:
      He continued to stare out the window, accompanied by Johnny's groans and the rhythmic squeaking of the rocking stool.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rocking,‎ stool.