Merlin chair
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after its inventor, John Joseph Merlin (1735–1803).
Noun
[edit]Merlin chair (plural Merlin chairs)
- A type of early wheelchair, which the occupant propels by means of crank-handles in the armrests. [from 18th c.]
- 1797 September 19, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Thraliana:
- She has a gay Turn, but Ill health has long confined her to a Merlin Chair, in wᶜʰ however She travels not incommodiously, and is wheeled about.