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highboy

[ hahy-boi ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, U.S. Furniture.

a tall chest of drawers on legs, usually in two sections set one on top of the other. Compare tallboy, lowboy.

highboy

/ ˈhaɪˌbɔɪ /

a tall chest of drawers in two sections, the lower section being a lowboy Brit equivalenttallboy

Origin of highboy¹

First recorded in 1890–95; high + boy

Here, table, highboy chairs, and screen—mahogany, cherry, teak—looked nervous and disproportioned.

When Hortense and Highboy entered, only the embers of the fire were left on the hearth in Grandmother's room.

"Hello," said Highboy, and at once Lowboy's eyes opened wide and both the Firedogs growled.

Hortense and Highboy crept quietly to their room while the others disappeared below.

Quickly unclasping the charm, she reached down to Highboy and said, "Swallow this, quick!"

It was so late that Fergus had no time to see to the drawers which refused to open in the lowboy and the highboy.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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