drunkard's chair

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noun English Furniture.

a low, deep armchair of the 18th century.

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How to use drunkard's chair in a sentence

While 19 percent of the House is female, just one woman will get to chair one of its 20 committees.
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“A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.
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“Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.
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In our headlong quest for a legally perfect society, we don’t take the time to take stock of what‘s been created so far.
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She added: “NBC News is proud to have David in the important anchor chair of ‘Meet the Press.’ ”
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It ended on a complaint that she was 'tired rather and spending my time at full length on a deck-chair in the garden.'
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With a suffocating gasp, she fell back into the chair on which she sat, and covered her face with her hands.
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The president sat in a chair which came over with the pilgrims in their ship, the Mayflower.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
He noticed at the same time several burnt matches between his cushions and her chair.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood