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highboy

'haibɒi3 senses · 9 ms
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noun
  1. 1

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

    • (US) National Gallery of Art During the Queen Anne period in America, the highboy attained its characteristic form. … The cabriole leg was a distinctive feature developed in the Queen Anne period; its shape repeats the S-curve that dominate
  2. 2

    One who enjoys the high life.dated

  3. 3

    A political highflier.dated

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