barrel chair


nounU.S. Furniture.
  1. an easy chair having a high, semicircular back forming a single upholstered piece with the wings or arms; tub chair.

Origin of barrel chair

1
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
  • Also called barrel-back chair [bar-uhl-bak]. /ˈbær əlˌbæk/.

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