Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A stool with either four or three legs, formerly used in connection with the buffet or sideboard, and often serving as a table or sideboard among poor people.
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Examples
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a spectre; _bratt_, an apron; _buffet-stool_, a hassock; _bulkar_, explained by Peacock as "a wooden hutch in a workshop or a ship."
English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day 1873
bilby commented on the word buffet-stool
TCD is soooo dated.
October 13, 2022