highboy
noun
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noun
Etymology: See high and lowboy.
- 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 […]”
- One who enjoys the high life.
- A political highflier.