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Lowboy
//ˈləʊbɔɪ// noun
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Noun
- 1 A low chest of drawers.
"Puffing rhythmically, Jones set one of his beautiful dragon-entwined flambeaux on the low-boy with the gleaming drinks […]."
- 2 a low chest or table with drawers and supported on four legs wordnet
- 3 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."
- 4 A precursor to the hi-hat drum, with a pair of cymbals low to the ground that are struck with a foot pedal.
Etymology
Possibly from low + French bois (“wood”).
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