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footstall

noun

Etymology

From foot + stall. Compare pedestal.

  1. derived from *stel-✻ — “to place, put, post, stand”
  2. inherited from *stallaz✻
  3. inherited from steall
  4. inherited from stall
  5. compounded as footstall — “foot + stall”

Definitions

  1. A type of stirrup, predominantly found on saddles designed for women.

  2. The plinth or base of a pillar.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA