High bit
[high-order bit] The most significant bit in a byte. See also meta bit, hobbit, dread high bit disease.
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- High-blower
noun 1. a horse that produces a blowing sound when exhaling.
- High-board
noun 1. a diving board three meters above the water.
- Highborn
[hahy-bawrn] /ˈhaɪˌbɔrn/ adjective 1. of rank by birth. /ˈhaɪˌbɔːn/ adjective 1. of noble or aristocratic birth adj. also high-born, “of noble birth,” c.1300, from high (adj.) + born.
- Highboy
[hahy-boi] /ˈhaɪˌbɔɪ/ noun, U.S. Furniture. 1. a tall chest of drawers on legs, usually in two sections set one on top of the other. Compare , . /ˈhaɪˌbɔɪ/ noun 1. (US & Canadian) a tall chest of drawers in two sections, the lower section being a lowboy Brit equivalent tallboy n. “tall chest of drawers,” […]
- High brass
noun 1. brass containing 65 per cent copper and 35 per cent zinc, used for most applications