tub chair

American  

noun

English Furniture.

1. an easy chair having a semicircular back and, with the wings or arms, forming a single upholstered piece.

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Etymology

Origin of tub chair

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Polly and Eleanor carried the tub, chair, and other articles of use for the baby.

From Polly in New York by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth

He buried his face in his hands and dropped into the little tub chair by the fire.

From The Scarlet Feather by Grefé, Will

His wife was on the hearth-rug, with her arms spread out on the seat of the little tub chair, and her head bowed down.

From The Scarlet Feather by Grefé, Will