Lowboy


[loh-boi] /ˈloʊˌbɔɪ/

noun, U.S. Furniture.
1.
a chest of drawers on short legs, resembling the part of a highboy.
/ˈləʊˌbɔɪ/
noun
1.
(US & Canadian) a table fitted with drawers
n.

“chest of drawers on short legs,” 1891, a hybrid from low (adj.) + French bois “wood” (see bush).

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