Phrase guide

pedal stool

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Meaning relationships

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noun

Meaning 2

malapropism of pedestal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard

Examples

  • 2009, Clarence Bowser (AKA Tutu), Four Steps to Making a Perfect Relationship, But There’s Always One Thing Missing, chapter 13: “Turning Darkness into Rage!” I put all my emotions on my shoulders and took the pain and places it at on a pedal stool like it was a gift from God!

Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

pedal + stool

Mishearing owing to homeophony (compare pedestal: pĕʹdəstəl with pedal stool: pĕʹdəl.sto͞ol).