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Definition of Lowboys
1. lowboy [n] - See also: lowboy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lowboys
Literary usage of Lowboys
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lucky War: Third Army in Desert Storm by Richard M. Swain (1999)
"As has been said before, operational art is conducted in the offensive by trucks,
HETs, lowboys (another form of heavy equipment transport vehicle), ..."
2. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary Harrod Northend (1912)
"These came to be designated as "lowboys" in distinction from the chests mounted
upon high ... Many highboys and lowboys show inlay work, one of the former, ..."
3. The Furniture of Our Forefathers by Esther Singleton, Russell Sturgis (1913)
"... finish marks the case of drawers on the right in which an attempt has been
made to imitate some of the decorative effects ot the more elaborate lowboys ..."
4. Social Life in Old New England by Mary Caroline Crawford (1915)
"... to the high-boys and lowboys, the carved chests and high-posted beds, the
fascinating quilts and curious hangings of these long-ago days in New England. ..."
5. Early American Craftsmen by Walter Alden Dyer (1915)
"Highboys, chests of drawers, lowboys, and dressing tables of various woods were
common from 1725 to 1750. They were chiefly of local design with cabriole ..."
6. Furniture of the Pilgrim Century, 1620-1720: Including Colonial Utensils and by Wallace Nutting (1921)
"The lowboy was bought not far from Boston. Eastern New England was very rich in
such pieces, mostly lost. One should measure lowboys and highboys ..."
7. The Practical Book of Interior Decoration by Harold Donaldson Eberlein, Abbot McClure, Edward Stratton Holloway (1919)
"In addition to the tale of articles previously set forth as usual items of
equipment, we must now mention chests of drawers on stands, highboys and lowboys, ..."
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