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noun
A chair whose back incorporates the design of a wheel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, often
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwekwléh2 Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Proto-Indo-European *bheg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English wheelback From wheel + back.
