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Antinous later shocked the other suitors by insulting and assaulting with a footstool an elderly beggar who had spoken to him in the palace hall.
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Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2026
The entrepreneur began selling the Squatty Potty, a specialty footstool that helps assist in bowel movements by changing toilet posture, alongside his mother Judy in 2010.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
Then, there’s the floor lamp with a fringed, cheetah-print lampshade and the camo-meets-houndstooth upholstered footstools.
—Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Jan. 2026
Paul’s reading chair is there, his footstool, and his lamp.
—Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
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Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2026
The entrepreneur began selling the Squatty Potty, a specialty footstool that helps assist in bowel movements by changing toilet posture, alongside his mother Judy in 2010.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
Then, there’s the floor lamp with a fringed, cheetah-print lampshade and the camo-meets-houndstooth upholstered footstools.
—Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Jan. 2026
Paul’s reading chair is there, his footstool, and his lamp.
—Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Footstool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footstool. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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footstool
noun
foot·stool
-ˌstül 
: a low stool to support the feet
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