highboy

[ hahy-boi ]

noun

, U.S. Furniture.

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

highboy

/ ˈhaɪˌbɔɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of highboy¹

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

Appraiser Elizabeth Stewart of Santa Barbara, California, recently appraised a “beautiful” 18th-century highboy, or double chest of drawers, and had to break some bad news to its owners.

From Washington Times

Their dogs were also suspicious of the 1950s highboy chest of drawers and canopy bed, as they “would not stop barking at it.”

From Seattle Times

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

From Literature

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

Related Words

• appliance
• bed
• bookcase
• chair
• couch
• desk
• equipment
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