A seat or bench; a place to sit.
公園の腰掛けに腰を下ろして休んだ。
I sat down on a bench in the park and rested.
玄関に小さな腰掛けを置いて靴を履き替える。
I put a small seat by the entrance to change shoes.
彼は腰掛けに座ると新聞を読み始めた。
He sat on the seat and began reading the newspaper.
古い腰掛けがまだ家に残っている。
An old seat still remains in the house.
A temporary job or role taken while looking for something better or until circumstances change; a stopgap position (colloquial).
大学を卒業してすぐに腰掛けでアルバイトを始めた。
Right after graduating from university, I started a temporary part-time job.
彼女は本採用までの腰掛けとしてその職場にいるだけだ。
She is only at that workplace as a temporary position until a permanent job comes up.
腰掛けのつもりで働き始めたが、気づけば長年勤めていた。
I started working as a stopgap, but before I knew it I had been there for many years.