- highboy
- noun Date: 1891 a tall chest of drawers with a legged base
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Highboy — High boy , n. 1. One who lives high; also, in politics, a highflyer. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A kind of tall chest of drawers, with drawers up to near or above eye level and fouyr legs at the base; it is often divided into lower and upper… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
highboy — tall chest of drawers, 1891, Amer.Eng. (Cf. TALLBOY (Cf. tallboy)); a hybrid, the second element is from Fr. bois wood (see BUSH (Cf. bush)) … Etymology dictionary
highboy — (Amer.) n. high chest of drawers, tall piece of furniture having many drawers (also tallboy) … English contemporary dictionary
highboy — ☆ highboy [hī′boi΄ ] n. [ HIGH + BOY] a high chest of drawers mounted on legs … English World dictionary
highboy — /huy boy /, n. U.S. Furniture. a tall chest of drawers on legs. Also called high chest. [1890 95] * * * ▪ furniture also called tallboy a high or double chest of drawers (known technically as a chest on stand and a chest on chest,… … Universalium
highboy — Tallboy Tall boy , n. 1. A kind of long stemmed wineglass or cup. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A piece of household furniture common in the eighteenth century, usually in two separate parts, with larger drawers above and smaller ones below and raised … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
highboy — noun A tall chest of drawers raised up on high legs, beginning with the simpler William and Mary style of the late 17th century, culminating in the late baroque 18th century Queen Anne style, progressing into the early Georgian style, with an… … Wiktionary
highboy — high|boy [ˈhaıbɔı] n AmE a piece of tall wooden furniture with many drawers British Equivalent: tallboy … Dictionary of contemporary English
highboy — noun N. Amer. a tall chest of drawers on legs … English new terms dictionary
highboy — noun (C) AmE a piece of tall wooden furniture with many drawers; tallboy BrE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
