grandfather's chair
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of grandfather's chair
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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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
The old saint is sitting in his grandfather’s chair and his wife is feeding him like a weaned child.
From Samuel Rutherford and some of his correspondents by Alexander Whyte
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
Deftly the little prison maid moved about the bare cell, drawing her grandfather's chair to the rough oak table.
From A Book of Quaker Saints by L. V. (Lucy Violet) Hodgkin
On a big grandfather's chair, near the counter, were a pair of spectacles and a book.
From The Choice of Life by Georgette Leblanc
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