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单词 boatswain's chair
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boatswain's chair


noun

a seat composed of a plank suspended in a horizontal position from ropes, used by painters and other persons who work on the exteriors of buildings, ships, etc., while seated at a considerable height.

Origin of boatswain's chair

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby boatswain's chair

boatslip, boatsman, boatsmanship, boatswain, boatswain bird, boatswain's chair, boatswain's pipe, boat tail, boat-tailed grackle, boat train, boatwright
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British Dictionary definitions for boatswain's chair

boatswain's chair

noun

nautical a seat consisting of a short flat board slung from ropes, used to support a person working on the side of a vessel or in its rigging
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