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Bath chair
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bathchair
English
Alternative forms
en bathchair bath chair
Etymology
Named from Bath, the home of its inventor, James Heath.
Pronunciation
en /bɑːθ t͡ʃɛə/ UK
Noun
en historical An early form of wheelchair with three wheels, used to transport ladies or invalids, common in Victorian England.
en 1904 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. Arthur Conan Doyle The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez Norton 2005 1096
en terms derived from toponyms
en Mobility aids