billy

(bilē)

noun pl. billies

a club or heavy stick; truncheon, esp. one carried by a policeman
in full billy club

Origin: < billet

noun pl. billies

Austral. a can or kettle used in outdoor cooking

Origin: < Australian billycan < ? native term billa, water (as in billabong) + can

noun

a masculine name

See billy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. bil·lies
A billy club.

noun pl. bil·lies
Australian
A metal pot or kettle used in camp cooking.

Origin:

Origin: Probably short for billypot

Origin: , from Billy

Origin: , nickname for William

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