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highboy

noun

Etymology

See high and lowboy.

Definitions

  1. A tall chest of drawers that is raised up on high legs.

    • mahogany highboys glittering with brass handles
    • […] the well-known Pennsylvania "Highboy," which is only the English "Tallboy" double-chest elevated on cabriole legs […]

  2. One who enjoys the high life.

  3. A political highflier.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA