LOWBOY

lowboy

(noun) a low chest or table with drawers and supported on four legs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lowboy (plural lowboys)

A low chest of drawers.

(trucking): A semi-trailer designed for hauling vehicles and other mobile equipment, with two drops in deck height: one right after the gooseneck and one right before the wheels; so named because the trailer's main deck is situated close to the ground for easy loading and unloading of vehicles and equipment.

Synonyms

(trucking)

• float

• low loader

Source: Wiktionary


Low"boy`, n.

Definition: A chest of drawers not more than four feet high; -- applied commonly to the lower half of a tallboy from which the upper half has been removed. [U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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