tallboy
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tall·boy
(tôl′boi′)n. Chiefly British
A highboy.
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tallboy
(ˈtɔːlˌbɔɪ)n
1. (Furniture) a high chest of drawers made in two sections and placed one on top of the other; chest-on-chest
2. (Building) a fitting on the top of a chimney to prevent downdraughts
[C18: from tall + boy]
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tall•boy
(ˈtɔlˌbɔɪ)n.
a. a highboy.
b. a chest-on-chest.
[1670–80]
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tallboy
1. highboy
2. A double chest of drawers, with one section standing on top of the other.
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Noun | 1. | tallboy - a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs |
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tallboy
[ˈtɔːlbɔɪ] n (British) → grande commode ftall order n → gageure ftall ship n → grand voilier mtall story tall tale n → histoire f à dormir deboutCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
tallboy
n (Brit) → hohe Schlafzimmerkommode
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