fighting chair
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fighting chair
An Americanism dating back to 1945–50
Example Sentences
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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
The duel went on until 1 p.m., when, after 20 hr. and 15 min. in the fighting chair, Clarke felt his line go slack.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now and then, parking our butts in the La-Z-Boy for hours and watching fishing-show hosts catch fish after fish is as close as we can get to a fighting chair.
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
The cockpit is designed for fishing or cruising, with a centerline helm, lounge seats, live well, bait-prep station, freshwater shower and reinforcing in the cockpit sole for a fighting chair.
From Time Magazine Archive
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