mammy chair

mammy chair ExamplesWord Origin noun Nautical Slang.

1. a slinglike device for raising or lowering passengers to and from ships anchored away from the shore in a heavy swell.

Origin of mammy chair First recorded in 1900–05 Examples from the Web for mammy chair Historical Examples of mammy chair

From the deck the second officer would swing a mammy-chair over the side with the idea of dropping it into one of these boats.

The Congo and Coasts of Africa

Richard Harding Davis

A mammy-chair is like one of those two-seated swings in which people sit facing one another.

The Congo and Coasts of Africa

Richard Harding Davis