highboy

英 ['haɪbɒɪ] 美 ['haɪbɔɪ]
  • n. 有脚的高橱；高脚抽屉柜
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中文词源

highboy 高衣柜

high,高，boy,词源不确定，可能来自法语bois,木头，词源同bush,或直接来自boy,表亲昵。比较lowboy,tallboy.

英文词源

highboy (n.)
"tall chest of drawers," 1891, American English (see tallboy); a hybrid, the second element is from French bois "wood" (see bush).