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ladder back

–noun
a chair back having a number of horizontal slats between uprights.

Origin:
1905–10
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lad·der-back   (lād'ər-bāk')
n.  
  1. A chair back consisting of two upright posts connected by horizontal slats.

  2. A chair with such a back.

lad'der-back' adj.
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