highboy
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of highboy
Example Sentences
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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
The Great Chamber bedroom features cushioned window seats, a lovely canopy bed with yellow valances highlighted in red and green, and a wooden highboy.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 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
At Richard Watson’s booth, one looked in vain for the wrinkly codger who produced an 18th-century-style highboy and accompanying stool.
From New York Times ● May 24, 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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