lowboy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈləʊbɔɪ/ (UK)
Etymology
Possibly from low + French bois (“wood”).
Meanings
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A low chest of drawers.
Puffing rhythmically, Jones set one of his beautiful dragon-entwined flambeaux on the low-boy with the gleaming drinks […].
1969, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 38, in Ada, or, Ardor: A Family Chronicle, Harmondsworth, Middlesex [London]: Penguin Books, published 1970, →ISBN, part 1, page 195:
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(qualifier:trucking) A semi-trailer designed for hauling vehicles and other mobile equipment, with two drops in deck height: one right after the gooseneck and one right before the wheels; so named because the trailer's main deck is situated close to the ground for easy loading and unloading of vehicles and equipment.
Before the grave was half filled a truck entered the cemetery gates towing a lowboy with a tractor chained to the bed.
1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 155:
- A precursor to the hi-hat drum, with a pair of cymbals low to the ground that are struck with a foot pedal.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| low-boy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lowboys | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (5)
bg скрин (A low chest of drawers) · de Tieflader (low-loading semi trailer) · nl dieplader (low-loading semi trailer) · bg тоалетка (A low chest of drawers) · mk ни́ска ко́мода (A low chest of drawers)