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billy
(bil′ē)
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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