"lowboy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈləʊbɔɪ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-lowboy.wav Forms: lowboys [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊbɔɪ Etymology: Possibly from low + French bois (“wood”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|bois||wood}} French bois (“wood”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lowboy (plural lowboys)
  1. (furniture) A low chest of drawers. Categories (topical): Furniture Translations (A low chest of drawers): скрин (skrin) [masculine] (Bulgarian), тоалетка (toaletka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ни́ска ко́мода (níska kómoda) [feminine] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-lowboy-en-noun-VlerY~zs Topics: furniture, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'A low chest of drawers': 98 1 1
  2. (trucking) A semi-trailer designed for hauling vehicles and other mobile equipment, with two drops in deck height: one right after the gooseneck and one right before the wheels; so named because the trailer's main deck is situated close to the ground for easy loading and unloading of vehicles and equipment. Synonyms: float, low loader Translations (low-loading semi trailer): dieplader [masculine] (Dutch), Tieflader [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-lowboy-en-noun-5qxLzAPA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Macedonian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 64 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 53 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 61 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 71 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 53 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 61 34 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 63 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 11 62 27 Disambiguation of 'low-loading semi trailer': 5 87 8
  3. (music) A precursor to the hi-hat drum, with a pair of cymbals low to the ground that are struck with a foot pedal. Categories (topical): Percussion instruments
    Sense id: en-lowboy-en-noun-9dnhWSTz Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 53 44 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: low-boy

Inflected forms

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