highboy noun3 •A tall chest of drawers that is raised up on high legs.(US) National Gallery of Art During the Queen Anne period in America, the highboy attained its characteristic form. … The cabriole leg was a distinctive feature developed in the Queen Anne period; its shape repeats the S-curve that dominated all Queen Anne design. •(old-fashioned) One who enjoys the high life. •(old-fashioned) A political highflier. formshighboys
