Meaning

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

    a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs

  2. (dated)One who enjoys the high life.

  3. (dated)A political highflier.

Origin

See high and lowboy.

See high and lowboy.

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Forms

plural: highboys
Singularhighboy
Pluralhighboys

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs:tallboy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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