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barber chair
or barber's chair
noun
- a chair used by barbers, adjustable in height and having an adjustable headrest, back, and footrest.
- English Furniture. a corner chair having a solid splat extending above the toprail to form a headrest.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of barber chair1
First recorded in 1595–1605
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Example Sentences
His parents sat him in the barber chair, and his hair filled up the entire shop!
From Project Gutenberg
You know, the barber chair is only so far from the sink, but there's not room for two men between that and the sink.
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No; he was in the front chair—the front barber chair with Mr. Glover.
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