billy
1 of 2noun (1)
bil·ly ˈbi-lē 
plural billies
chiefly Australia and New Zealand
: a metal or enamelware pail or pot with a lid and wire bail
called also billycan
billy
2 of 2noun (2)
plural billies
1
: billy club
2
: billy goat
Synonyms
Noun (2)
- bastinado
- bastinade
- bat
- baton
- billy club
- bludgeon
- cane
- club
- cudgel
- nightstick
- rod
- rung [Scottish]
- sap
- shillelagh
- shillalah
- staff
- truncheon
- waddy [Australian]
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Scots billy-pot cooking utensil
Noun (2)
probably from the name Billy
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1839, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing billy
billy
noun
as in cane
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment police officers carry a billy while patrolling on foot Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- cane
- baton
- waddy
- bat
- rod
- club
- mace
- mallet
- truncheon
- nightstick
- billy club
- shillelagh
- bludgeon
- cudgel
- hammer
- staff
- bastinado
- shillalah
- bastinade
- birch
- rung
- hickory
- sap
- knobkerrie
- beetle
- maul
- rattan
- blackjack
- crook
- sledgehammer
- switch
- stave
- crosier
- gavel
- walking stick
- crozier
- crabstick
- whangee
