- tallboy
- noun Date: 1769 1. a. highboy b. a double chest of drawers usually with the upper section slightly smaller than the lower 2. British clothespress
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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 on legs … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tallboy — (n.) high glass or goblet, 1670s, from TALL (Cf. tall) + BOY (Cf. boy), though the exact signification is unclear. In reference to a high chest of drawers it is recorded from 1769, here perhaps a partial loan translation of Fr. haut bois, lit.… … Etymology dictionary
tallboy — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a tall chest of drawers in two sections, one standing on the other … English terms dictionary
tallboy — [tôl′boi΄] n. Brit. HIGHBOY … English World dictionary
Tallboy — Бомба Tallboy Современный макет бомбы Тип: Обычная Страна: Великобритания История службы: Годы эксплуатации: 8 июня 1944 25 апреля 1945 Войны и … Википедия
Tallboy — * A tallboy (furniture) is a piece of furniture incorporating a chest of drawers and a wardrobe on top. * The Tallboy bomb was a deep penetration earthquake bomb designed by Barnes Wallis in World War II for the Royal Air Force see also Grand… … Wikipedia
Tallboy — Der Tallboy ist ein spezielles Segel auf Segelyachten und zwar ein Stagsegel das zwischen Vorstag und Mast gesetzt wird, wenn gleichzeitig ein Spinnaker gefahren wird. Der Tallboy ist ein sehr schmales Segel und verbessert die Strömung der Luft… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tallboy — Bombe Tallboy. La Tallboy était une bombe inventée par le Britannique Barnes Wallis et utilisée par les Alliés en 1944. Sa particularité était de pénétrer le sol avant d’exploser : Le concept de Barnes Wallis était d éviter que l énergie… … Wikipédia en Français
Tallboy — This distinguished surname recorded in many forms including the popular Talbot, and the more unusual Talboy, Tallboy and Tallboys, is both English and French, but of Old French origins, pre 7th century origins. It is claimed to have two distinct… … Surnames reference
tallboy — UK [ˈtɔːlˌbɔɪ] / US [ˈtɔlˌbɔɪ] noun [countable] Word forms tallboy : singular tallboy plural tallboys British a tall piece of bedroom furniture with several drawers … English dictionary
tallboy — 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
