Billy Definition
bĭlē
billies
noun
billies
A club or heavy stick; truncheon, esp. one carried by a policeman.
Webster's New World
A metal pot or kettle used in camp cooking.
American Heritage
A can or kettle used in outdoor cooking.
Webster's New World
A masculine name.
Webster's New World
A billy club.
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Synonyms:
pronoun
A diminutive of the male given name William.
Wiktionary
(US, nickname) The B-25 twin-engine bomber aircraft used during World War Two, commonly called the "B-25 Mitchell" in honor of U.S. Army General William "Billy" Mitchell.
2003 Bradley, James Flyboys. New York: Little, Brown and Company. Ch 7.
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Other Word Forms of Billy
Noun
Singular:
billy
Plural:
billiesOrigin of Billy
Probably short for billypot from Billy nickname for William
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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