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billy1 definition

billy (bil′ē)

noun pl. billies -·lies

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

Etymology: < billet

billy2 definition

billy (bil′ē)

noun pl. billies -·lies

Austral. a can or kettle used in outdoor cooking

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

Billy definition

Billy (bil′ē)

noun

a masculine name

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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