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fighting chair

American  

noun

  1. a chair fastened to the deck at the stern of a seagoing fishing boat for use by an angler in landing a large fish.


Etymology

Origin of fighting chair

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50

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The team competed without a fighting chair, a stern-end staple for elite participants who maximize the leverage and support the chair provides.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 24, 2019

Add your choice of outriggers and a fighting chair and the 50 is ready for bluewater work.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I'm so relaxed on the water," she says, sitting on her 70-foot Hatteras, Reel Obsession, just two strides from the fighting chair.

From Time Magazine Archive

On deck you'll find seating ahead of the console, and room enough for a fighting chair abaft the helm seats.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was so much to know and the fish presented such a challenge, I fell in love immediately, despite the fact that we had a rubber fishing boat with a makeshift fighting chair.

From Time Magazine Archive

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