rocking chair

noun

a chair mounted on rockers or springs so as to permit a person to rock back and forth while sitting.

Also called rocker.

Origin of rocking chair

An Americanism dating back to 1750–60

Words nearby rocking chair

rock hound, rock hounding, rock hyrax, Rockies, rockiness, rocking chair, Rockingham, rocking horse, rocking rhythm, rocking shear, rocking stone

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Example sentences from the Web for rocking chair

She smelled him of drink, felt the unequal pull of his swaying grasp on the back of her rocking-chair.
Sons and Lovers|David Herbert Lawrence
Mrs. Costello had her work-table placed at the end nearest the river, and her rocking-chair beside it.
A Canadian Heroine, Volume 1|Mrs. Harry Coghill
In her rocking-chair she sat, when not otherwise engaged—singing and dreaming.
Sister Carrie|Theodore Dreiser
Mrs. Fosdick leaned back in her rocking-chair and gave a heavy sigh.
The Country of the Pointed Firs|Sarah Orne Jewett

When life passes into the rocking-chair existence, it has no energies for combat.
Oklahoma Sunshine|Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin) Miller

British Dictionary definitions for rocking chair

rocking chair

noun

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

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单词	rocking chair
释义	rocking chair noun a chair mounted on rockers or springs so as to permit a person to rock back and forth while sitting. Also called rocker. Origin of rocking chair An Americanism dating back to 1750–60 Words nearby rocking chair rock hound, rock hounding, rock hyrax, Rockies, rockiness, rocking chair, Rockingham, rocking horse, rocking rhythm, rocking shear, rocking stone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rocking chair She smelled him of drink, felt the unequal pull of his swaying grasp on the back of her rocking-chair. Sons and Lovers\|David Herbert Lawrence Mrs. Costello had her work-table placed at the end nearest the river, and her rocking-chair beside it. A Canadian Heroine, Volume 1\|Mrs. Harry Coghill In her rocking-chair she sat, when not otherwise engaged—singing and dreaming. Sister Carrie\|Theodore Dreiser Mrs. Fosdick leaned back in her rocking-chair and gave a heavy sigh. The Country of the Pointed Firs\|Sarah Orne Jewett When life passes into the rocking-chair existence, it has no energies for combat. Oklahoma Sunshine\|Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin) Miller British Dictionary definitions for rocking chair rocking chair noun a chair set on curving supports so that the sitter may rock backwards and forwards Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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