barrel chair
nounU.S. Furniture.
an easy chair having a high, semicircular back forming a single upholstered piece with the wings or arms; tub chair.
Origin of barrel chair
1An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
- Also called barrel-back chair [bar-uhl-bak]. /ˈbær əlˌbæk/.
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