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Definition of Step ladder
1. Noun. A folding portable ladder hinged at the top.
Definition of Step ladder
1. Noun. A ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs that is hinged in the middle to form an inverted V, with stays to keep the two halves at a fixed angle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Step Ladder
Literary usage of Step ladder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Recollections Grave and Gay by Burton Harrison (1911)
"General Fitz Lee, virtuously declaring that no young lady could make him forget
his responsibility as a step-ladder, took and held General Stuart's post. ..."
2. Problems in Farm Woodwork: For Agricultural Schools, High Schools by Samuel A. Blackburn (1915)
"The step ladder here given is especially designed to be made in the shop. It does
not require the patented iron folders nor the iron frame at the top. ..."
3. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1902)
"step-ladder with a single back brace, and side braces at the bottom. This can be
placed in the branches much better than the common step ladder. ..."
4. The Sham Squire: And the Informers of 1798. With a View of Their by William John Fitzpatrick (1866)
"The following curious paper has, with others, been placed at our disposal by Mr
Cockburn :— " THE STEP-LADDER, OR A PICTURE OF THE IRISH GOVERNMENT AS IT ..."
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