rocking chair

noun

1. a chair mounted on rockers or springs so as to permit a person to rock back and forth while sitting.

rocking chair

noun

1. a chair set on curving supports so that the sitter may rock backwards and forwards

Word History and Origins

Origin of rocking chair¹

An Americanism dating back to 1750–60

Example Sentences

I had rocking chairs and made it kind of nice.

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And he wanted his favorite rocking chair, the one that eased his stiff back, brought in and put by the fireplace.

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Adjoining stores sold cast iron skillets, toys and old-fashioned candies, with rocking chairs out front for waiting customers.

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He added rocking chairs in front of buildings.

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Her collection includes the first antique she ever purchased, an iridescent orange vase made of stretch glass, as well as the 1930s-era rocking chair from her parents’ house in New York.

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