stool

/ˈstül/

Middle English, from Old English stōl; akin to Old High German stuol chair, Old Church Slavic stolŭ seat, throne

noun

  1. a seat usually without back or arms supported by three or four legs or by a central pedestal

  2. a low bench or portable support for the feet or knees : footstool

  3. a seat used as a symbol of office or authority; also : the rank, dignity, office, or rule of a chieftain

verb

  1. to throw out shoots in the manner of a stool

noun

  1. a person acting as a decoy or informer; especially : a spy sent into a group to report (as to the police) on its activities

  2. a pigeon used as a decoy to draw others within a net