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highboy

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: See high and lowboy.

  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.