swivel chair

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 pin, swivel weaving, swivel-hipped, swiveltree
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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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