Chair

An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Biology and Allied Sciences · 1907 · p. 9

(char). I. A seat of office, as that of a profe or. 2. A piece of furniture consisting of a seat with a back support. C, Vibrating. See Shaking Cure. C, Whirling, a revolving-chair in which formerly a maniacal patient was rapidly whirled. This was regarded as both a sedative and a curative procedure.