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swivel chair

American  

noun

  1. a chair whose seat turns around horizontally on a swivel.


swivel chair British  

noun

  1. a chair, the seat of which is joined to the legs by a swivel and which thus may be spun round

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Etymology

Origin of swivel chair

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55