chair n Attrib chair box: kitchen chair made out of a box or barrel; BARREL-CHAIR.
   1887 Colonist Christmas No 17 Mary is sitting in her chair-box,' knitting. Q 71-6 A chair made from an empty flour barrel was often referred to as a chair-box. Q 71-7 A chair box consisted of a wooden biscuit box to which a back had been nailed.

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