chair table: Meaning and Definition of

chair' ta"ble

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. an article of furniture, produced esp. 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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