grandfather's chair

American  

noun

1. wing chair.

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Etymology

Origin of grandfather's chair

First recorded in 1890–95

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grandfather's chair

By the time his mother, Margaret Truman, woke up, she found her two sons perched on either side of their grandfather’s chair.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2018

Most of all Samba loved to squat by his grandfather's chair in the late afternoon, when the old chief sat alone, chin on hand, waiting for the return of the men.

From Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo by Herbert Strang

As Marianne went through the room she moved her grandfather's chair close to the kitchen door, and gave him a meaning look.

From Garman and Worse A Norwegian Novel by Alexander Lange Kielland

Seated in a grandfather's chair in the embrasure of the window, she reminds one of Mme. de Mortsauf in Balzac's Lys dans la vallée.

From The Choice of Life by Georgette Leblanc

Raoul, who was standing beside his grandfather's chair, had also glanced at the list, and had noticed a name with which he was acquainted.

From Saint Michael A Romance by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner

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