highboyn.

Brit.

/ˈhʌɪbɔɪ/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪˌbɔɪ/

Forms: see high adj. and n.² and boy n.¹ and int.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., boy n.¹

Etymology: < high adj. + boy n.¹With sense 3 compare boy n.¹ 6 and earlier tallboy n. 2.

†1. A person who is extremely partisan; esp. one who strongly supports the authority and claims of the established Church or State. Cf. high-flyer n. 4. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > groups or attitudes right to left > [noun] > extremism > extremist

highboy1648

ultra1823

ultraist1842

extremist1846

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun] > one who exaggerates > in action > and in opinion > political

highboy1648

extremist1846

1648 E. Symmons Vindic. King Charles (new ed.) 117 These High-boyes say plainly that all such who are not of their opinion are perfect Malignants.

1664 H. Bold Poems 120 Some stately proud High Boyes, do rant it, and call As if they could Tipple, the Divel and all.

1715 S. Centlivre Gotham Election i. iv. 59 Sir Rog. I am amaz'd to find you in the Interest of the High-Boys. Ald...Our Parson says that's only the Whig's Cant.

1719 T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth II. 185 Some think, whose Heads are Grave, Save the Queen: Since all that was aim'd at, Was to shew a Mob as great, As High-Boys did of late; Save the Queen.

†2. A man or boy given to or characterized by wild, disorderly behaviour or a dissolute lifestyle; a libertine, a rake. Cf. high adj. 19, high adv. 4d. Obsolete.

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society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > [noun] > person > male

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Corinthian1575

colt1584

libertine1584

tit1601

night-sneaker1611

highboy1667

man of the town1671

town bull1709

gay deceiver1710

Lothario1756

playboy1829

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girlie-man1897

lizard1935

player1968

mack daddy1991

1667 R. L'Estrange tr. F. de Quevedo Visions iv. 128 Many Huffes and Highboyes.

1670 T. Brooks London's Lamentations i. 82 A high Boy, or of one that was strong to drink among others, or to drink down others?

1742 M. Wiloringold Sauce for Wedding Dinner 16 An extream Huff or High-boy, that spends all her Thrifty-reserves in the company of more pleasing and delightful Objects.

1848 Raymond (Mississippi) Gaz. 13 July 1/5 In my younger days I was what people call a ‘wild chap’, and I rather think I was something of a high boy.

3. U.S. = tallboy n. 2.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > chest of drawers > [noun] > tall

tallboy1769

highboy1891

1891 Scribner's Mag. Sept. 353/2 These Lafayette plates had always been kept in the top drawer of a high chest of drawers, a ‘high boy’.

1926 Bulletin 29 June 10/2 The..lady..belonged against a background of mahogany highboys, old china..and an Adams' mantel.

1948 H. Brean Wilders walk Away ix. 105 That's a magnificent highboy.

1980 Notable Acquisitions 1979–80 (Metrop. Mus. Art, N.Y.) 58/2 The high chest of drawers, today popularly called a highboy, is perhaps the most characteristically American type of eighteenth-century American furniture.

2005 D. Dietz Chain Lamb Chop to Bed 29 A curved highboy whose drawers held fancy polished dinnerware, steak knives, photo albums, marble fruit, and linens.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	highboy
释义	highboyn. Brit. /ˈhʌɪbɔɪ/, U.S. /ˈhaɪˌbɔɪ/ Forms: see high adj. and n.² and boy n.¹ and int. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., boy n.¹ Etymology: < high adj. + boy n.¹With sense 3 compare boy n.¹ 6 and earlier tallboy n. 2. †1. A person who is extremely partisan; esp. one who strongly supports the authority and claims of the established Church or State. Cf. high-flyer n. 4. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > groups or attitudes right to left > [noun] > extremism > extremist highboy1648 ultra1823 ultraist1842 extremist1846 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun] > one who exaggerates > in action > and in opinion > political highboy1648 extremist1846 1648 E. Symmons Vindic. King Charles (new ed.) 117 These High-boyes say plainly that all such who are not of their opinion are perfect Malignants. 1664 H. Bold Poems 120 Some stately proud High Boyes, do rant it, and call As if they could Tipple, the Divel and all. 1715 S. Centlivre Gotham Election i. iv. 59 Sir Rog. I am amaz'd to find you in the Interest of the High-Boys. Ald...Our Parson says that's only the Whig's Cant. 1719 T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth II. 185 Some think, whose Heads are Grave, Save the Queen: Since all that was aim'd at, Was to shew a Mob as great, As High-Boys did of late; Save the Queen. †2. A man or boy given to or characterized by wild, disorderly behaviour or a dissolute lifestyle; a libertine, a rake. Cf. high adj. 19, high adv. 4d. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > [noun] > person > male franion1571 Corinthian1575 colt1584 libertine1584 tit1601 night-sneaker1611 highboy1667 man of the town1671 town bull1709 gay deceiver1710 Lothario1756 playboy1829 gay dog1847 girlie-man1897 lizard1935 player1968 mack daddy1991 1667 R. L'Estrange tr. F. de Quevedo Visions iv. 128 Many Huffes and Highboyes. 1670 T. Brooks London's Lamentations i. 82 A high Boy, or of one that was strong to drink among others, or to drink down others? 1742 M. Wiloringold Sauce for Wedding Dinner 16 An extream Huff or High-boy, that spends all her Thrifty-reserves in the company of more pleasing and delightful Objects. 1848 Raymond (Mississippi) Gaz. 13 July 1/5 In my younger days I was what people call a ‘wild chap’, and I rather think I was something of a high boy. 3. U.S. = tallboy n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > chest of drawers > [noun] > tall tallboy1769 highboy1891 1891 Scribner's Mag. Sept. 353/2 These Lafayette plates had always been kept in the top drawer of a high chest of drawers, a ‘high boy’. 1926 Bulletin 29 June 10/2 The..lady..belonged against a background of mahogany highboys, old china..and an Adams' mantel. 1948 H. Brean Wilders walk Away ix. 105 That's a magnificent highboy. 1980 Notable Acquisitions 1979–80 (Metrop. Mus. Art, N.Y.) 58/2 The high chest of drawers, today popularly called a highboy, is perhaps the most characteristically American type of eighteenth-century American furniture. 2005 D. Dietz Chain Lamb Chop to Bed 29 A curved highboy whose drawers held fancy polished dinnerware, steak knives, photo albums, marble fruit, and linens. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1648
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