billycock

[ bil-ee-kok ]

/ ˈbɪl iˌkɒk /

noun Chiefly British Informal.

a derby or a hat resembling it.

Also called billycock hat .

Origin of billycock

1715–25; alteration of bullycocked (hat ); see bully¹, cock², -ed²

Words nearby billycock

Billroth's operation II, billy, billy-bread, Billy Budd, billy club, billycock, billy goat, Billy No-Mates, billyo, Billy the Kid, bilobate

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Example sentences from the Web for billycock

And beside this hole, little the worse for five weeks in the open, lay Joe Gregory's billycock hat.
The Torch and Other Tales|Eden Phillpotts
I am heartbroken to think that I have not won the esteem of that lady in the billycock hat.
Stories By English Authors: Germany|Various
He was conspicuous generally for light-coloured close-fitting garments and for a billycock hat.
The American Senator|Anthony Trollope
I had noted the hats of that elect assemblage, and there had not been a billycock among them.
The Record of Nicholas Freydon|A. J. (Alec John) Dawson

Wear your billycock at the back of your head, as it will break your falls.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 108, February 16, 1895|Various

British Dictionary definitions for billycock

billycock

/ (ˈbɪlɪkɒk) /

noun

rare, mainly British any of several round-crowned brimmed hats of felt, such as the bowler

Word Origin for billycock

C19: named after William Coke, Englishman for whom it was first made

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单词	billycock
释义	billycock [ bil-ee-kok ] / ˈbɪl iˌkɒk / noun Chiefly British Informal. a derby or a hat resembling it. Also called billycock hat . Origin of billycock 1715–25; alteration of bullycocked (hat ); see bully¹, cock², -ed² Words nearby billycock Billroth's operation II, billy, billy-bread, Billy Budd, billy club, billycock, billy goat, Billy No-Mates, billyo, Billy the Kid, bilobate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for billycock And beside this hole, little the worse for five weeks in the open, lay Joe Gregory's billycock hat. The Torch and Other Tales\|Eden Phillpotts I am heartbroken to think that I have not won the esteem of that lady in the billycock hat. Stories By English Authors: Germany\|Various He was conspicuous generally for light-coloured close-fitting garments and for a billycock hat. The American Senator\|Anthony Trollope I had noted the hats of that elect assemblage, and there had not been a billycock among them. The Record of Nicholas Freydon\|A. J. (Alec John) Dawson Wear your billycock at the back of your head, as it will break your falls. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 108, February 16, 1895\|Various British Dictionary definitions for billycock billycock / (ˈbɪlɪkɒk) / noun rare, mainly British any of several round-crowned brimmed hats of felt, such as the bowler Word Origin for billycock C19: named after William Coke, Englishman for whom it was first made Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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