plugghäst

Swedish

A reading chair, plugghäst, from the 18th century.

Etymology

From plugga (“study”) +‎ häst (“horse”).

Noun

plugghäst c

1. student or pupil that studies hard and indulges less on leisure; a swot
2. (18th century) a type of library chair that has existed since the 12th century which you straddle turned to a folding tabletop where the book is located.

Declension

Declension of plugghäst

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	plugghäst	plugghästs
	definite	plugghästen	plugghästens
plural	indefinite	plugghästar	plugghästars
	definite	plugghästarna	plugghästarnas

Hypernyms

• lässtol (“reading chair”)
• läspulpet (“reading pulpet”)
• biblioteksstol (“library chair”)

See also

• streber

Further reading

• plugghäst in Svensk ordbok.