HIGHBOY

highboy, tallboy

(noun) a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (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



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