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Merlin chair

Merlin chair noun: a type of early wheelchair, which the occupant propels by means of crank-handles in the armrests.

Noun

Merlin chair (plural Merlin chairs)

  1. A type of early wheelchair, which the occupant propels by means of crank-handles in the armrests.
    • She has a gay Turn, but Ill health has long confined her to a Merlin Chair, in wᶜʰ however She travels not incommodiously, and is wheeled about.1797 September 19, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Thraliana

Forms of Merlin chair

pluralMerlin chairs

Origin of Merlin chair

Named after its inventor, John Joseph Merlin (1735–1803).

Questions about Merlin chair

What does Merlin chair mean?
Merlin chair means a type of early wheelchair, which the occupant propels by means of crank-handles in the armrests.
What part of speech is Merlin chair?
Merlin chair is a noun.
What is the plural of Merlin chair?
The plural of Merlin chair is Merlin chairs.

Words near Merlin chair in the dictionary

  1. merled
  2. merles
  3. merlette
  4. merlettes
  5. merlin
  6. Merlin chair
  7. Merlin chairs
  8. Merlin's grass
  9. Merlin's grasses
  10. Merlinesque
  11. merling

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