highboy, tallboy
(noun) a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tallboy (plural tallboys)
A tall chest of drawers, or combination of chest on chest, or chest with a small wardrobe on top. Usually with low bracket feet but always resulting in a tall piece of furniture.
(US) A tall can of beer, either 16 ounces or one half litre.
(nautical) A kind of sail, a spanker.
A kind of long-stemmed wineglass or cup.
A long sheet-metal pipe for a chimney top.
Tallboy (countable and uncountable, plural Tallboys)
(military, historical) An earthquake bomb developed for the British Armed Forces and deployed by the RAF during World War II.
Source: Wiktionary
Tall"boy`, n.
1. A kind of long-stemmed wineglass or cup.
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 fifteen inches or more in height; -- called also highboy.
3. A long sheet-metal pipe for a chimney top.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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