tallboy
Meanings
Plural: tallboys
Noun
- a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs
- 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.
- A tall beer can, either 16 or 24 ounces (473 or 710ml).
- A kind of sail, a spanker.
- A kind of long-stemmed wineglass or cup.
- A long sheet-metal pipe for a chimney top.
Origin / Etymology
By surface analysis, tall + boy, but the furniture sense may have been originally modeled after lowboy, related to French bois (“wood”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
tallboy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordtallboy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tallboy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
tallboy is a valid Words With Friends word