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Look up: Tallboy

  1. tallboy
    High chest comprising one chest on top of another, with seven or more full-width drawers and a top pair of half-width drawers. The top chest is generally slighlty narrower than the lower one. Tallboys, also known as chests-on-chests, were introduced in the early 18thC and derived from the chest-on-stand - a chest of drawers on a stand like a lowboy ...
    Found on http://www.antique-crafts.co.uk/glossary

  2. Tallboy
    Tall'boy` noun 1. A kind of long-stemmed wineglass or cup. 2. A piece of household furniture common in the eighteenth century, usually in two separate parts, with larger drawers above and smaller ones below and raised on legs fifteen inches or more in height; -- called also highboy . 3. A long sheet-metal pipe for a chimney top.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/6

  3. Tallboy
    * A tallboy is a large beverage can, usually containing approximately 500 mL (16 fluid ounces) of beer. * A tallboy (furniture) is a piece of furniture incorporating a chest of drawers and a wardrobe on top. * The Tallboy bomb was a deep penetration `earthquake bomb` designed by Barnes Wallis in World War II for the Royal Air Force see also Grand Slam bomb * In sailing a tallboy is a spanker
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallboy

  4. Tallboy
    • (n.) A piece of household furniture common in the eighteenth century, usually in two separate parts, with larger drawers above and smaller ones below and raised on legs fifteen inches or more in height; -- called also highboy. • (n.) A long sheet-metal pipe for a chimney top. • (n.) A kind of long-stemmed wineglass or cup.Tallboy: ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  5. Tallboy
    (from the article `Wallis, Sir Barnes`) Wallis produced not only the dambuster bombs but also the 12,000-pound `Tallboy` and the 22,000-pound `Grand Slam` bombs. He was also responsible for ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/7

  6. Tallboy
    A tall chest with a larger chest of drawers that supports a slightly smaller chest.
    Found on http://www.artisansofthevalley.com/comm_


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9 November 2009

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