What does swivel-chair mean?

swivel-chair

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Frequency: 2.98 in modern English

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"Up in the city, I tried for a while to list the quotations on an interminable amount of stock , then I fell asleep in my swivel-chair."
"A flat topped desk stood by the window; there was a swivel-chair upholstered in worn, black leather."
"The gentleman he was facing, and whose name he did not know, swung his swivel-chair to the left so that he, too, could look down over the park."

swivel-chairs (plural)

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