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tall·boy

(tôl′boi′)

n. Chiefly British

A highboy.

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tallboy

(ˈtɔːlˌbɔɪ)

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]

tallboy

1. highboy

2. A double chest of drawers, with one section standing on top of the other.

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Noun

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

highboy

chest of drawers, dresser, bureau, chest - furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

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cassettone

tallboy

[ˈtɔːlbɔɪ] N (Brit) → cómoda f alta

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tallboy

[ˈtɔːlbɔɪ] n (British) → grande commode ftall order n → gageure ftall ship n → grand voilier mtall story tall tale n → histoire f à dormir debout

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tallboy

n (Brit) → hohe Schlafzimmerkommode

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tallboy

[ˈtɔːlˌbɔɪ] n (Brit) → cassettone m alto

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on a Thursday that they needed toothpaste, a cigar, some Funyuns, toilet paper, a six-pack of Miller Lite tallboys, a novelty lighter and a Bob Marley postcard.

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