Chair-car
a day coach having two adjustable seats on each side of a central aisle.
(not in technical use) parlor car.
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an article of furniture, produced especially in colonial America, that can serve as either a table or a chair, having, as a chair, a large, usually circular, hinged back that can be pulled down and rested on the arms to form a tabletop.
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