rocking chair

noun

: a chair mounted on rockers

Examples of rocking chair in a Sentence

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One protest style is the Rocking Chair Rebellion, in which members sit in rocking chairs outside of banks to pressure them to divest from oil and gas. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024 The high-end cabins are rich with thoughtful details and decorations, such as front porches with rocking chairs, clawfoot tubs for a soak, and modern farmhouse coffee bars. Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024 But activists in their 80s have protested from rocking chairs on New York City streets, and plenty of other people who don’t protest want to protect the environment. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024 McSwain shared an image, which showed the couple sitting in a rocking chair and a wheelchair. Brad Lendon, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rocking chair 

Word History

First Known Use

1766, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rocking chair was in 1766

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“Rocking chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rocking%20chair. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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rocking chair

noun
: a chair mounted on rockers

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