英语词汇“billy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	billy
释义	Trends of billy View usage for: billy (bɪli) Word forms: plural billies countable noun A billy or billy club is a short heavy stick which is sometimes used as a weapon by the police. [US]regional note: in BRIT, use baton billy in British English 1 (ˈbɪlɪ) nounWord forms: plural -lies US and Canadian a wooden club esp a police officer's truncheon Word origin C19: special use of the name Billy, pet form of William billy in British English 2 (ˈbɪlɪ) or billycan (ˈbɪlɪˌkæn) nounWord forms: plural -lies or -lycans 1. a metal can or pot for boiling water, etc, over a campfire 2. Australian and New Zealand (as modifier) billy-tea 3. Australian and New Zealand informal to make tea Word origin C19: from Scot billypot cooking vessel Billy in American English (ˈbɪli) noun a masculine name see also William1 billy in American English 1 (ˈbɪli) nounWord forms: plural ˈbillies a club or heavy stick; truncheon, esp. one carried by a policeman : in full billy club Word origin < billet2 billy in American English 2 (ˈbɪli) nounWord forms: plural ˈbillies Austral a can or kettle used in outdoor cooking Word origin < Australian billycan < ? native term billa, water (as in billabong) + can2 Examples of 'billy' in a sentence billy The most nefarious creature around was a sullen old billy with evil yellow eyes. Robin Hobb THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN (2002) It wasn't their twin sister's billy goat who was waiting in the yard to have its brain scrambled. Daisy Waugh TEN STEPS TO HAPPINESS (2002) If this ever happens again, I personally will hammer his head with his own billy club. Lawson, Jonell ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH (2002) In my examination I asked Art if he still owned the billy goat that had lost a hind leg in a dog fight. Ehle, John THE WIDOW'S TRIAL (2002) All related terms of 'billy' billy-ho → another name for billyo billy-bread bread baked in a billy over a camp fire billy goat A billy goat is a male goat. blue billy a common petrel , Pachyptila desolata, of the southern seas, having a bluish back and white underparts silly-billy lacking in good sense; absurd Billy No-Mates a person with no friends Billy the Kid nickname of William H. Bonney . 1859–81, US outlaw billyo → like billyo billy goat beard a man's beard that is long under the chin and shaved elsewhere Antarctic prion a common petrel , Pachyptila desolata, of the southern seas, having a bluish back and white underparts
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