elbow chair
Example Sentences
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A very beautiful, large, white cat, took possession of Dr. Sinclair's kneee, the moment he seated himself in his elbow chair by the fire-side.
From Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side by Vaux, Frances Bowyer
Well," she cried, letting her ponderous person sink into the old-fashioned elbow chair that stood by the bedside, "owd Robert, yon, 'ull ha' to keep quiet for once!
From North, South and over the Sea by Francis, M.E. (Mrs. Francis Blundell)
With us he will stay Three months to a day, So let us prepare The snug elbow chair, Which placed by the fire For the hoary-head sire, May comfort impart And cheer his old heart.
From The Kings and Queens of England with Other Poems by Bigelow, Mary Ann H. T.
Social Pipe—Thou foe to care, Companion of my elbow chair; As forth thy curling fumes arise, They seem an evening sacrifice— An offering to my Maker’s praise For all His benefits and grace.”
From How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science by Fisher, Irving
The old gentleman lowered himself by sections into an elbow chair.
From Men of Affairs by Pertwee, Roland
