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ladderback

ladderback noun: a chair whose back incorporates a series of horizontal bars.

Noun

ladderback (plural ladderbacks)

  1. A chair whose back incorporates a series of horizontal bars.

Forms of ladderback

pluralladderbacks
alternative formladder back
alternative formladder-back

Origin of ladderback

From ladder + back.

Words formed from ladderback

Questions about ladderback

What does ladderback mean?
Ladderback means a chair whose back incorporates a series of horizontal bars.
What part of speech is ladderback?
Ladderback is a noun.
What is the plural of ladderback?
The plural of ladderback is ladderbacks.

Words near ladderback in the dictionary

  1. ladder-back
  2. ladder-backs
  3. ladder-laced
  4. ladderane
  5. ladderanes
  6. ladderback
  7. ladderback loach
  8. ladderbacks
  9. ladderbeam
  10. ladderbeams
  11. laddered

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