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deacon seat
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noun
a bench running most of the length of a bunkhouse in a lumbering camp.
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Origin of deacon seat
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Words nearby deacon seat
deacetylate, deacidify, deacon, deaconess, deaconry, deacon seat, de-acquisition, deactivate, dead, dead ahead, dead air
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