lowboy
UK/ˈləʊbɔɪ/
lowboy noun: a low chest of drawers.
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Noun
lowboy (plural lowboys)
- A low chest of drawers.
- Puffing rhythmically, Jones set one of his beautiful dragon-entwined flambeaux on the low-boy with the gleaming drinks […].1969, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 38, in Ada, or, Ardor: A Family Chronicle, Harmondsworth, Middlesex [London]: Penguin Books, published 1970, →ISBN, part 1, page 195
- 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.
- Before the grave was half filled a truck entered the cemetery gates towing a lowboy with a tractor chained to the bed.1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 155
- Synonyms:
- float, low loader
- A precursor to the hi-hat drum, with a pair of cymbals low to the ground that are struck with a foot pedal.
Synonyms of lowboy
Forms of lowboy
| plural | lowboys |
|---|---|
| alternative form | low-boy |
Origin of lowboy
Possibly from low + French bois (“wood”).
Words that rhyme with lowboy
Questions about lowboy
- What does lowboy mean?
- Lowboy means a low chest of drawers.
- What part of speech is lowboy?
- Lowboy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lowboy?
- Lowboy is pronounced /ˈləʊbɔɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of lowboy?
- The plural of lowboy is lowboys.
Words near lowboy in the dictionary
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