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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bil•ly /ˈbɪli/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -lies. - a heavy wooden stick used by the police:Swinging their billy clubs, the police waded into the crowd.Also called ˈbil•ly ˌclub.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bil•ly (bil′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lies. - Also called billy club. a police officer's club or baton.
- a heavy wooden stick used as a weapon; cudgel.
- Scottish Termscomrade.
Also called bil•ly•can (bil′ē kan′).USA pronunciation [Australian.]any container in which water may be carried and boiled over a campfire, ranging from a makeshift tin can to a special earthenware kettle;
any pot or kettle in which tea is boiled over a campfire.- Textiles(in Great Britain) a roving machine.
- for Australian sense compare Scots dialect, dialectal billy-pot cooking pot perh. all independently derived generic uses of Billy (male name)
- a male given name, form of William.
- Also, Bil′lye. a female given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: billy /ˈbɪlɪ/, billycan /ˈbɪlɪˌkæn/ n ( pl -lies, -lycans)- a metal can or pot for boiling water, etc, over a campfire
- Austral NZ (as modifier): billy-tea
- Austral NZ informal to make tea
Etymology: 19th Century: from Scot billypot cooking vessel |