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grandfather's chair

grandfather's chair noun: a type of easy chair with projecting areas at the top.

Noun

grandfather's chair (plural grandfather's chairs)

  1. A type of easy chair with projecting areas at the top.
    • The dining-room had windows on each side and a beam across; the dining silver had been picked up at sales, the tumblers were old cut glass; on each side of the ingle was a grandfather's chair.1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not... (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 116

Forms of grandfather's chair

pluralgrandfather's chairs

Questions about grandfather's chair

What does grandfather's chair mean?
Grandfather's chair means a type of easy chair with projecting areas at the top.
What part of speech is grandfather's chair?
Grandfather's chair is a noun.
What is the plural of grandfather's chair?
The plural of grandfather's chair is grandfather's chairs.

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  6. grandfather's chair
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  8. grandfather's clocks
  9. grandfather-in-law
  10. grandfathered
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