rocking chair

A chair mounted on rockers or springs.

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rocking chair

(Furniture) a chair set on curving supports so that the sitter may rock backwards and forwards

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

rock′ing chair`

a chair mounted on rockers or springs so as to rock a sitter back and forth.

Also called rocker.

[1750–60, Amer.]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

rocking chair - a chair mounted on rockers

rocker

Boston rocker - a rocking chair that has a high spindle back and a decorative top panel

chair - a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"

platform rocker - rocking chair on a stationary base

rocker - a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro

rung, stave, round - a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

shoofly - a child's rocking chair with the seat built between two flat sides that are shaped to resemble an animal (such as a swan or duck)

Translations

كُرْسِيٌّ هَزَّاز

houpací křeslo

gyngestol

keinutuoli

stolica za njihanje

hintaszék

sedia a dondolo

ロッキングチェア

흔들의자

schommelstoel

gyngestol

fotel bujany

cadeira de balanço cadeira de baloiço

кресло-качалка

gungstol

เก้าอี้โยก

sallanan sandalye

ghế bập bênh

摇椅

rocking chair

[ˈrɒkɪŋˌtʃɛəʳ] n → sedia a dondolo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

rocking chair

→ كُرْسِيٌّ هَزَّاز houpací křeslo gyngestol Schaukelstuhl κουνιστή καρέκλα mecedora keinutuoli fauteuil à bascule stolica za njihanje sedia a dondolo ロッキングチェア 흔들의자 schommelstoel gyngestol fotel bujany cadeira de balanço, cadeira de baloiço кресло-качалка gungstol เก้าอี้โยก sallanan sandalye ghế bập bênh 摇椅

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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Anne and Priscilla and Phil had awaited her advent rather dubiously; but when Aunt Jamesina was enthroned in the rocking chair before the open fire they figuratively bowed down and worshipped her.

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She brought me some warm wine and gingerbread, and appeared exceedingly good- natured, and Linton sat in the arm-chair, and I in the little rocking chair on the hearth-stone, and we laughed and talked so merrily, and found so much to say: we planned where we would go, and what we would do in summer.

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"I shall lie abed late, and do nothing," replied Meg, from the depths of the rocking chair. "I've been routed up early all winter and had to spend my days working for other people, so now I'm going to rest and revel to my heart's content."

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