ladder back

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noun

a chair back having a number of horizontal slats between uprights.

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Origin of ladder back

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby ladder back

lacy, lad, Ladakh, ladanum, ladder, ladder back, ladder company, ladderman, ladder polymer, ladder stitch, ladder tournament

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How to use ladder back in a sentence

As soon as he reached terra firma, he threw the ladder back.
The Strange Story of Rab Rby|Mr Jkai
With a whispered injunction that he was all right and was not to move on any account, the Girl put the ladder back in its place.
The Girl of the Golden West|David Belasco
Betty helped carry the ladder back to the barn and put it in place.
Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm|Alice B. Emerson
We put the ladder back into its place and stole over the turf together.
Eleven Possible Cases|Frank R. Stockton

A chair termed the "ladder-back" was in use in France at the same time.
Chats on Old Furniture|Arthur Hayden

British Dictionary definitions for ladder back

ladder back

noun

a type of chair in which the back is constructed of horizontal slats between two uprights

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