rocking chair

noun

a chair mounted on rockers or springs so as to permit a person to rock back and forth while sitting.

Also called rocker.

Origin

1750-60, Americanism

Examples from the web for rocking chair

All guest rooms have a balcony with a mountain view and a rocking chair.
Each unit features a private bath, telephone, coffee maker and patio with rocking chair.
The master bedroom has a king-sized bed, rocking chair and a ceiling fan.
The property features parking, a whirlpool, barbeque grill and wood deck with rocking chair.
Both theaters show first-run movies and feature stadium seating with rocking chair-style seats.
The printer's ink on the kitchen table and my rocking chair by the window drove her nuts.
Sam sits in the rocking chair, making it rock as much and as irritatingly as possible.
He dropped into his rocking chair, looking around the room.
Johnny nursed her, sitting in a rocking chair by her bed as she screamed in pain.
He likes to rock in his rocking chair or on a rocking horse.

British Dictionary definitions for rocking chair

noun

a chair set on curving supports so that the sitter may rock backwards and forwards