tuffet

[ tuhf-it ]

/ ˈtʌf ɪt /

a low stool; footstool.

Dialect. tuft.

Origin of tuffet

First recorded in 1550–55

tuesday, tuesdays, tuf, tufa, tuff, tuffet, tuffstone body, tuft, tufted, tufted cell, tufted deer

I sat on a tuffet, eating some curds and whey; but there came a big spider, and I was frightened away.

Christmas Entertainments |Alice Maude Kellogg
And after they had gone for many miles, they came across Little Miss Muffet who sat on a tuffet.

The Jumble Book |David Cory
So little Miss Muffet, sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and whey, just as she ought to have done.

Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard |Howard R. Garis
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet, eating of curds and whey.

Dramatized Rhythm Plays |John N. Richards

"Let's change the subject, Miss," said the spider, moving toward the further side of the tuffet.

Miss Muffet's Christmas Party |Samuel McChord Crothers

tuffet

/ (ˈtʌfɪt) /

a small mound or low seat

C16: alteration of tuft