swivel chair job
n.— «For such a citizen out of work, the cases offer a swivel chair job at $3 a day.» —“Twelfth St. Condemnation Cases Before Courty Today” Chicago Daily Tribune June 29, 1915. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
swivel chair job
n.— «For such a citizen out of work, the cases offer a swivel chair job at $3 a day.» —“Twelfth St. Condemnation Cases Before Courty Today” Chicago Daily Tribune June 29, 1915. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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