electric chair

"Old Sparky" from Sing-Sing prison.

Noun

  • A chair-like device used for performing execution by electrocution.
  • An electrically powered wheelchair.
  • A transitional hold in which an attacking wrestler hoists an opponent up onto his/her shoulders so that they are both facing in the same direction.

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