lowboy

American  

[loh-boi] / ˈloʊˌbɔɪ /

noun

U.S. Furniture.

1. a low chest of drawers on short legs, resembling the lower part of a highboy.

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lowboy British  

/ ˈləʊˌbɔɪ /

noun

1. a table fitted with drawers

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Etymology

Origin of lowboy

First recorded in 1705–15; low ¹ + boy

Example Sentences

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lowboy

Turner’s lowboy fridge sits on the hardwood floor in the family’s dining room.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2022

There’s a lowboy display case with some frozen items, and the meager shelf space is stocked with jars and cans, but there’s only one reason shoppers visit Staubitz Market: meat.

From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2017

The little secretary upon which she had written the order on the consulate was an exquisite lowboy of old mahogany of dull finish.

From The Pagan Madonna by W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef) Koerner

"I shall have to get Fergus to pry open the drawer of the lowboy," said Grandmother.

From The Cat in Grandfather's House by Carl Henry Grabo

She hung the evening gown she had worn all day in the locker, laid her toilet articles on the dresser, and set the brass hand warmer on the lowboy.

From The Pagan Madonna by W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef) Koerner