chest-on-chest

[chest-on-chest, -awn-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a chest of drawers placed upon a slightly wider chest of drawers.

chest-on-chest

noun

another term for tallboy

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chest-on-chest¹

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

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Example Sentences

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The college is preserving the Trust’s detailed notes about where Cresson stored the sheets, like “second floor hallway, chest-on-chest, third tier drawer.”