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Meaning of Bath chair | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/bɑːθ t͡ʃɛə/

Definitions

  1. An early form of wheelchair with three wheels, used to transport ladies or invalids, common in Victorian England.
    historical
  2. A chair that can be used in a bath (bathtub), coming in different sizes for babies and adults.

Examples

“He was an invalid, keeping his bed half the time, and the other half hobbling round the house with a stick or being pushed about the grounds by the gardener in a Bath chair.”
“Watkin attended the opening of Marylebone station in a bath chair, having recently suffered a stroke.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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