highboy
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of highboy
Example Sentences
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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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