highboy

American  

[hahy-boi] / ˈhaɪˌbɔɪ /

noun

U.S. Furniture.

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

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highboy British  

/ ˈhaɪˌbɔɪ /

noun

1. Brit equivalent: tallboy.  a tall chest of drawers in two sections, the lower section being a lowboy

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Etymology

Origin of highboy

First recorded in 1890–95; high + boy

Example Sentences

I passed by one encampment in D.C. last week that included a Queen Anne highboy dresser, angled as though it were in the corner of a master bedroom, just outside the tent.

From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2021

Throughout the first act, Julia is preoccupied with the idea of selling Grandmother Wentworth's highboy to an antiques dealer so she can use the money to fund a trip to Paris.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2018

Thrift stores affiliated with animal shelters are especially good—people will donate a Queen Anne highboy or 1st edition of “On the Road” because they love animals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2018

Having slipped a check into the drawer of a highboy still for sale, the buyer began to arrange the details of delivery, admitting that he was not entirely sure how to use his cellphone.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2012

A Philadelphia highboy had been moved out into the hall, and, together with Mrs. Glass’s person, it blocked Zooey’s passage.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

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