plugghäst

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Swedish

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

Etymology

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

Noun

plugghäst c

student or pupil that studies hard and indulges less on leisure; a swot
(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
singular	definite	plugghästen	plugghästens
plural	indefinite	plugghästar	plugghästars
plural	definite	plugghästarna	plugghästarnas

Hypernyms

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

See also

streber

Further reading

plugghäst in Svensk ordbok.

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