Schaukelstuhl

rocking chair

noun SHOW-kel-shtool Rare

Usage Note

Schaukelstuhl has curved rockers on the base that allow the chair to rock back and forth. Associated with nurseries and cosy living rooms; also appears in the phrase auf dem Schaukelstuhl sitzen meaning to be complacent.

Examples

"Die Großmutter wiegte das Kind schlafend auf dem Schaukelstuhl."

Natural Translation

The grandmother rocked the child to sleep in the rocking chair.

Literal Translation

The grandmother rocked the child to-sleep on the rocking-chair.

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