"swivel-chair" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swivel-chairs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} swivel-chair (plural swivel-chairs)
  1. Alternative form of swivel chair Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: swivel chair
    Sense id: en-swivel-chair-en-noun-VhbVB0h1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2012, Margaret Pemberton, Zadruga",
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