fighting chair

noun

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

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Origin of fighting chair

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50

Words nearby fighting chair

fighter, fighter-bomber, fighter-interceptor, fight fire with fire, fighting, fighting chair, fighting chance, fighting cock, fighting fish, Fighting French, fighting top
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