highboy

Example Sentences

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I passed by one encampment in D.C. last week that included a Queen Anne highboy dresser, angled as though it were in the corner of a master bedroom, just outside the tent.

From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2021

Throughout the first act, Julia is preoccupied with the idea of selling Grandmother Wentworth's highboy to an antiques dealer so she can use the money to fund a trip to Paris.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2018

Thrift stores affiliated with animal shelters are especially good—people will donate a Queen Anne highboy or 1st edition of “On the Road” because they love animals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2018

At Richard Watson’s booth, one looked in vain for the wrinkly codger who produced an 18th-century-style highboy and accompanying stool.

From New York Times • May 24, 2012

He opened drawer after drawer of her highboy.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia