"cricket chair" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cricket chairs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cricket chair (plural cricket chairs)
  1. A small wooden rocking chair or armchair with turned legs and posts, having a padded seat, back cushion, and usually a cloth skirt.
    Sense id: en-cricket_chair-en-noun-XIwkKX7g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17
  2. The chairperson of a cricket team.
    Sense id: en-cricket_chair-en-noun-dQ-HvVpG

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