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rock²	to move back and forth sitting in a rocking chair or on some other thing designed for backward and forward movement. [1/6 definitions]
rocker	a chair with curved pieces attached to the bottom that allows a person to rock while sitting; rocking chair. [1/3 definitions]
rocking chair	A rocking chair is a chair that rests on two curved pieces of wood that allows it to rock forward and back. People use a rocking chair to relax. A rocking chair is also called a "rocker."

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