chair table


noun

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.

Origin of chair table

First recorded in 1550–60

Example sentences from the Web for chair table

  • He turned from the meals his imagination saw to the meal upon his chair-table.

    To Him That Hath |Leroy Scott