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camp chair

American  

noun

  1. a light folding chair, usually with a canvas seat and back.


Etymology

Origin of camp chair

First recorded in 1880–85

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At the very front of the line, Sharon Anderson waited under a blanket on a camp chair.

From Salon Apr. 10, 2024

He was sitting in a low camp chair in a short-sleeved button up with cute little fish swimming across it.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2022

She ordered him a camp chair from Amazon so he could sit on the Supreme Court steps during the arguments.

From New York Times Mar. 25, 2022

I’ve burned the roof of my mouth excitedly eating Galbraith’s pizza in a camp chair in the parking lot on a cold winter afternoon.

From Seattle Times Feb. 18, 2021

Lee sat in a camp chair near the fire and Longstreet sat and they were alone together.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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