swivel chair

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A chair whose seat rotates to face in any direction, usually used in office environments. Swivel chairs often also have wheels, to enable easy movement along wide desks and their close surroundings. For many years, Tony Hillerman sat in a swivel chair as he wrote as his rolltop desk.

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"A vintage wooden swivel chair" by Rick Harris is licensed under CC BY-SA.

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Cultural Reference