Roorkee chair

English en en Alternative forms en roorkee chair Noun en furniture historical An iconic, lightweight, and portable folding campaign chair designed for British military officers in the late 19th century. en 1912 Big Game Hunting in Central Africa James Dunbar-Brunton 4 A roorkee chair is not only very convenient for transport, as it takes to pieces when not in use, and is easily put up when required , but is exceedingly comfortable for tent use. en 1926 East of the Sun and West of the Moon Theodore Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt 127 Kermit and I sat in our roorkee chairs and smoked. en 1930 W.H. Allen (publisher) Fatuma and Mkatakhuni The National Review https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_National_Review/1R5c04XGDlEC?hl=en&gbpv=0 95 96 My personal boy was also busy, trying to put together the Roorkee chair, and it was ludicrous to watch his struggles. en 1965 The Goat Bag Susan Wingfield Paul Annerley's servant put out the folding table, the single roorkee chair, the drink box, and slung the chargul of water on a tripod to cool in the breeze. en 1974 A Toast in Warm Wine Manohar Malgonkar 130 Then he strode back to his hut and slumped in his Roorkee chair and lit a cigarette. en 2001 The Electric Rock Garden Philip Glazebrook 137 There was a roorkee chair, very hard, with long armrests, and in this I read.