"tallboy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tallboys [plural]
Etymology: By surface analysis, tall + boy, but the furniture sense may have been originally modeled after lowboy, related to French bois (“wood”). Etymology templates: {{surf|en|tall|boy}} By surface analysis, tall + boy, {{m|en|lowboy}} lowboy, {{der|en|fr|bois||wood}} French bois (“wood”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tallboy (plural tallboys)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Furniture, Containers, Furniture
    Sense id: en-tallboy-en-noun-3wv5oXlb Disambiguation of Containers: 30 34 8 14 15 Disambiguation of Furniture: 80 6 8 2 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 38 8 9 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 43 5 4 8 Topics: furniture, lifestyle
  2. (US) A tall beer can, either 16 or 24 ounces (473 or 710ml). Tags: US Categories (topical): Beer, Containers
    Sense id: en-tallboy-en-noun-nfQqq4Vl Disambiguation of Beer: 29 38 13 8 12 Disambiguation of Containers: 30 34 8 14 15 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 38 8 9 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 43 5 4 8
  3. (nautical) A kind of sail, a spanker. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-tallboy-en-noun-uZS6WRL~ Topics: nautical, transport
  4. A kind of long-stemmed wineglass or cup. Categories (topical): Containers
    Sense id: en-tallboy-en-noun-ysNumfqA Disambiguation of Containers: 30 34 8 14 15
  5. A long sheet-metal pipe for a chimney top. Categories (topical): Containers
    Sense id: en-tallboy-en-noun-IbC6kZIF Disambiguation of Containers: 30 34 8 14 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 38 8 9 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tall boy, tall-boy

Inflected forms

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