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noun
A tall chest of drawers, or combination of chest on chest, or chest with a small wardrobe on top. Usually with low bracket feet but always resulting in a tall piece of furniture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: furniture, lifestyle
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noun
A tall beer can, either 16 or 24 ounces (473 or 710ml).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
A kind of sail, a spanker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
A kind of long-stemmed wineglass or cup.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A long sheet-metal pipe for a chimney top.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An earthquake bomb developed for the British Armed Forces and deployed by the RAF during World War II.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: highboy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chest of drawers, chest, bureau, dresser
History
By surface analysis, tall + boy, but the furniture sense may have been originally modeled after lowboy, related to French bois (“wood”).
