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noun
A chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the back and legs are round-tenoned, or pushed into drilled holes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
straight chair having a shaped seat and a back of many spindles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: straight chair, side chair
History
The first chairs made this way were shipped to London from the market town of Windsor, Berkshire in 1724. There is speculation that the chair derives its name from the town of Windsor, which became the centre for the trade between the producers and the London dealers.
