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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of swivel chair

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

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