lowboy

lowboy

English

A lowboy.

A lowboy carrying a truck.

Alternative forms

• low-boy

Etymology

From low + French bois (“wood”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈləʊbɔɪ/

Noun

lowboy (plural lowboys)

1. A low chest of drawers.
   • 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin 2011, p. 190:

     Puffing rhythmically, Jones set one of his beautiful dragon-entwined flambeaux on the low-boy with the gleaming drinks [...].

2. (trucking): 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.
   • 1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, p.155:

     Before the grave was half filled a truck entered the cemetery gates towing a lowboy with a tractor chained to the bed.

Synonyms

(trucking):

• float
• low loader

Translations

low-loading semi trailer

Dutch: dieplader (nl) m

See also

(furniture):

• tallboy