highboy, tallboy
(noun) a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
highboy (plural highboys)
A tall chest of drawers raised up on high legs.
• (US) National Gallery of Art
(dated) One who enjoys the high life.
(dated) A political highflier.
• (tall chest of drawers): tallboy
Source: Wiktionary
High"boy`, n.
1. One who lives high; also, in politics, a highflyer.
2. A kind of set of drawers. [U. S.] "Mahogany highboys glittering with brass handles." K. L. Bates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 May 2025
(adjective) expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; “her amatory affairs”; “amorous glances”; “a romantic adventure”; “a romantic moonlight ride”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
