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high chest

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high⋅boy

[hahy-boi]
–noun U.S. Furniture.
a tall chest of drawers on legs.
Also called high chest.


Origin:
1890–95
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highboy 
"tall chest of drawers," 1891, Amer.Eng. (cf. tallboy); the second element is from Fr. bois "wood" (see bush).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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