rocking chair

noun

: a chair mounted on rockers

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Trade your daily routine for rocking chairs, private lake views, and mountain mornings. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 20 July 2026 Business travelers who enjoy the hotel’s edge-o-town location, and mature couples reading books on the wicker rocking chairs on the front porch. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026 Her grandmother’s rocking chair, the battered piano, the mirror with a crack in it. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026 Two rocking chairs in an unstaffed booth as well as a number of empty spaces. — Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rocking chair

Word History

First Known Use

1766, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rocking chair was in 1766

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rocking chair

noun
: a chair mounted on rockers

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