TALLBOY


Meaning of TALLBOY in English

/tawl"boy'/ , n.

1. Eng. Furniture.

a. a chest of drawers supported by a low stand. Cf. highboy .

b. a chest-on-chest.

2. a tall chimney pot.

3. a tall-stemmed goblet.

4. ( cap. ) Mil. a 12,000-pound (5400 kg) British bomb of World War II, designed to penetrate the target or plunge deep into the ground before detonating.

[ 1670-80; TALL + BOY ]

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