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Highboy

A tall chest of drawers raised up on high legs.

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noun
  1. 1

    A tall chest of drawers raised up on high legs.

  2. 2

    One who enjoys the high life.

  3. 3

    A political highflier.

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tallboynoun(US) A tall beer can, either 16 or 24 ounces (473 or 710ml).

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tallboynoun(US) A tall beer can, either 16 or 24 ounces (473 or 710ml).
hadley chestnounA kind of traditional American chest with panels and drawers.
hoboynounA hautboy or oboe.
haut-boynoun(music) Obsolete spelling of hautboy. [(dated, music) An oboe or similar treble double reed instrument.]
hautboynoun(dated, music) An oboe or similar treble double reed instrument.
highthnounObsolete form of height. [The distance from the base to the top of something.]
hauteurnounHaughtiness or arrogance; loftiness.
highmannounA man of rank, especially a high rank; a superior.
hightopnounAlternative form of high-top. [A kind of sports shoe that extends significantly over the wearer's ankle.]
hoghnoun
hoisternounOne who, or that which, hoists or lifts.
hightnounA surname.
high-holenounAlternative form of high-holder. [(US, dialect) A kind of small woodpecker; the flicker.]
buck-hoistnounAlternative form of buck hoist. [An external elevator, especially a temporary one up the side of a building that is under construction or repair.]
buckhoistnounAlternative form of buck hoist. [An external elevator, especially a temporary one up the side of a building that is under construction or repair.]
hightenounObsolete form of height. [The distance from the base to the top of something.]
high-lownoun(uncountable, card games) A card game where a player has to guess if the next card will be higher or lower than the one shown.
high chairnounAlternative form of highchair. [An elevated chair, often including a built-in tray, used for feeding babies and toddlers.]
holder-upnounOne who holds up something.
stanhopenounA market town and civil parish in Weardale, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY9939).

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