SINCE 1828
highboy
noun
high·boy
| \ ˈhī-ˌbȯi
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Definition of highboy
: a tall chest of drawers with a legged base
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While across the hall stands a highboy with spindle legs that give away its age - sometime in the early 1700s. — Joan Hunt, Courant Community, "Holidays Celebrated At Kellogg-Eddy House," 21 Dec. 2017 There was a stellar American highboy that came from her grandfather for the living room. — Carrie Nieman Culpepper, House Beautiful, "Markham Roberts on Mixing Old and New," 4 Nov. 2013 Its main entrance, slapped onto the building's front, is a giant highboy. — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, "Does new Chicago Apple store resemble a laptop? It wouldn't be the first building to hawk a product.," 23 June 2017 Add personal lifestyle objects: On a Craftsman highboy in the bedroom, Palmer has men's collar holders and painted glass jars that held cosmetics. — Susan Green, OregonLive.com, "Portland-area pets for adoption July 11 (photos)," 11 July 2017 Broken English The taqueria's new Lincoln Park location has a dog-friendly patio seating 100 people at a mix of highboys and picnic tables. — Adam Lukach And Samantha Nelson, chicagotribune.com, "100-plus Chicago patios and rooftops for summer eating and drinking," 12 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'highboy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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