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Definition of Stepladder
1. Noun. A folding portable ladder hinged at the top.
Definition of Stepladder
1. n. A portable set of steps.
Definition of Stepladder
1. Noun. (alternative form of step ladder) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stepladder
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stepladder
Literary usage of Stepladder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Origin and Development of the Nervous System: From a Physiological Viewpoint by Charles Manning Child (1921)
"THE "stepladder" TYPE OF NERVOUS SYSTEM IN THE INVERTEBRATES The relation of the
central nervous system to the symmetry gradients is definite and clear ..."
2. The Book Lover: A Magazine of Book Lore (1900)
"... Mr. Blackmore on a stepladder, fastening up some loose branches of pear trees
spread along the wall. I spoke, and, recognizing my voice, ..."
3. Practical Things with Simple Tools: A Book for Young Mechanics by Astra Cielo (1916)
"... EEE, are made of one-inch board four and one-half inches wide and fifteen
inches long. Insert the three steps into the grooves and fasten 169 stepladder ..."
4. Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon by Oregon Supreme Court (1919)
""That the stepladder furnished the plaintiff was a defective, dangerous and unsafe
contrivance to be used for the purpose for which plaintiff was directed ..."
5. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1912)
"Where a fall from a stepladder resulta in compound fracture of the lower portions
of both bones of one leg and the injury is permanent and suppuration ..."
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