Merlin chair
English
Etymology
Named after its inventor, John Joseph Merlin (1735–1803).
Noun
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, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Thraliana, 19 September:
- 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.
- 1797, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Thraliana, 19 September: