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noun
a chair whose seat turns around horizontally on a swivel.
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Origin of swivel chair
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Words nearby swivel chair
Switz., Switzer, Switzerland, swive, swivel, swivel chair, swivel gun, swivel-hipped, swivel pin, swiveltree, swivel weaving
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British Dictionary definitions for swivel chair
swivel chair
noun
a chair, the seat of which is joined to the legs by a swivel and which thus may be spun round
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