bath chair

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Bath chair¹

  • /bɑːθ t͡ʃɛə/ UK

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Named from Bath, the home of its inventor, James Heath.

noun Bath chairs · bathchair · bath chair

  1. historical An early form of wheelchair with three wheels, used to transport ladies or invalids, common in Victorian England. 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.

bath chair²

noun bath chairs

  1. alternative Alternative form of Bath chair Watkin attended the opening of Marylebone station in a bath chair, having recently suffered a stroke.
  2. A chair that can be used in a bath (bathtub), coming in different sizes for babies and adults.

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@misc{bath_chair_2026,
  title = {bath chair},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bath%20chair},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}