mammy chair

noun Nautical Slang.

a slinglike device for raising or lowering passengers to and from ships anchored away from the shore in a heavy swell.

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Origin of mammy chair

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby mammy chair

mammoth jack, mammotomy, mammotropic, mammula, mammy, mammy chair, mammy wagon, mamoncillo, Mamoré, mampara, mampoer
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Example sentences from the Web for mammy chair

  • A mammy-chair is like one of those two-seated swings in which people sit facing one another.

    The Congo and Coasts of Africa|Richard Harding Davis

  • From the deck the second officer would swing a mammy-chair over the side with the idea of dropping it into one of these boats.

    The Congo and Coasts of Africa|Richard Harding Davis