pedal stool
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A stool with vertical foot levers that attach to the pedals of a piano, organ, or similar instrument, thereby assisting children and other players who cannot reach the pedals normally.
noun
malapropism of pedestal.
Example Sentences
- "A pedal-stool having an opening in its rear side to clear the piano-pedals."
- "The sound-post of this instrument “extended above the ridge of heaven, while the pedal-stool was beneath hell.”"
- "‘I looked up to him, you know. I put him on a pedal stool.’"
- "They retire and get put up on a pedal-stool by there fans."
- "“It is unwise for auterists to put auteurs on a pedal stool above nonauteurs.”"
- "The author puts women on a pedal stool."