- had stool
- had a bowel movement, defecated
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Stool of Repentance — For an instrument of torture, see Cucking stool. The Stool of Repentance in Presbyterian polity, mostly in Scotland, was an elevated seat in a church used for public penance of persons who had offended against the morality of the time, often… … Wikipedia
stool — stoollike, adj. /stoohl/, n. 1. a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back. 2. a short, low support on which to stand, step, kneel, or rest the feet while sitting. 3. Hort. the stump, base, or root of a plant from which… … Universalium
stool pigeon — a police informer Pigeons were tied to stools to lure other pigeons for capture: Perhaps the incident would have passed without further consequences, for the stool pigeon was no more popular among the guards, most of whom thought he had … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
stool pigeon — n an informer. In North America in the 19th century pigeons were tied to wooden frames (known as stools) as decoys to lure game birds. The expression was later applied to a cardsharp s human decoy, and later still to a police informer or spy. By… … Contemporary slang
War of the Golden Stool — Warbox conflict=War of the Golden Stool campaign= colour scheme=background:#bccccc date=March 1900 ndash; September 1900 place=Ashanti, modern day Ghana result=British victory Ashanti subsumed into Crown Colony The sanctity of the Golden Stool… … Wikipedia
Groom of the Stool — The Groom of the Stool was a medieval English groom (i.e. a male servant) who, among other duties, had the task of cleaning the Monarch s buttocks after a bowel movement. [ [http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/W/worstjobs/tudor.html… … Wikipedia
cutty stool — noun a low stool; formerly in Scotland, a seat in a church where an offender was publicly rebuked • Hypernyms: ↑stool * * * noun Etymology: cutty (I) 1. chiefly Scotland : a low stool 2. : a se … Useful english dictionary
(a) stool pigeon — a person, especially a criminal, who secretly gives information to the police in order to help them catch other criminals. Once they discovered he was a stool pigeon, it was only a matter of time before they had him killed … New idioms dictionary
spinach stool — a type of dark green feces, the color of cooked spinach, formerly seen in infants who had been given calomel … Medical dictionary
Informant — Stool pigeon redirects here. For other uses, see The Stool Pigeon (disambiguation). For variations on informer and informant, see Informer (disambiguation). For variations on The Informant, see The Informant (disambiguation). A representative… … Wikipedia
