tallboy

== English == === Alternative forms === tall boy, tall-boy === Etymology === By surface analysis, tall +‎ boy, but the furniture sense may have been originally modeled after lowboy, related to French bois (“wood”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === tallboy (plural tallboys) (furniture) 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. Hyponym: highboy Coordinate term: (without the wardrobe) lowboy (US) A tall beer can, either 16 or 24 ounces (473 or 710ml). (nautical) A kind of sail, a spanker. A kind of long-stemmed wineglass or cup. A long sheet-metal pipe for a chimney top. === See also === highboy lowboy carboy