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billy
bil·ly 1 B0252500 (bĭl′ē)n. pl. bil·lies A billy club.
bil·ly 2 B0252500 (bĭl′ē)n. pl. bil·lies Australian A metal pot or kettle used in camp cooking.
[Probably short for billypot, from Billy, nickname for William.]billy (ˈbɪlɪ) n, pl -lies (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) US and Canadian a wooden club esp a police officer's truncheon[C19: special use of the name Billy, pet form of William]
billy (ˈbɪlɪ) or billycann, pl -lies or -lycans1. a metal can or pot for boiling water, etc, over a campfire2. Austral and NZ (as modifier): billy-tea. 3. informal Austral and NZ to make tea[C19: from Scot billypot cooking vessel]bil•ly (ˈbɪl i)
n., pl. -lies. 1. Also called bil′ly club`. a heavy stick used as a weapon, esp. by the police. 2. Also called bil′ly•can` (-ˌkæn) Australian. a pot or kettle for cooking over a campfire. [1845–50] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  billy - a short stout club used primarily by policemenbilly club, billystick, nightstick, truncheon, batonclub - stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club" | | 2. |  billy - male goat billy goat, he-goatcaprine animal, goat - any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns |
Translationsbilly
like billyoVery aggressively, vigorously, or enthusiastically. Primarily heard in UK. We've been working like billyo all month to get this finished in time. During the boom, people spent money on credit like billyo, with no regard for how they'd pay it all back.See also: likelike billy-o(h)Very aggressively, vigorously, or enthusiastically. Primarily heard in UK. We've been working like billy-o all month to get this finished in time. During the boom, people spent money on credit like billy-oh, with no regard for how they'd pay it all back.See also: likebillieslang A note of paper currency; a (dollar) bill. Can also be spelled "billy." Any chance you can loan me a few billies so I can buy something for lunch?like billyo or like billy-oh INFORMALIf someone is doing something or something is happening like billyo or like billy-oh, it is being done or happening to a great degree and with a lot of energy. They were swinging their partners around like billyo. It is still very wet and so everything is growing like billy-ohSee also: likelike billy-o very much, hard, or strongly. British informal 1995 John Banville Athena This skin tone is the effect of cigarettes, I suspect, for she is a great smoker…going at the fags like billy-o. See also: likelike ˈbilly-o (British English, informal) very much or very enthusiastically: They worked like billy-o to get it finished on time.See also: likebillie and bill(y) (ˈbɪli) n. paper money; a bill. Do you have any billies on you? Lend me a billy or two. billy verbSee billiebilly
Synonyms for billynoun a short stout club used primarily by policemenSynonyms- billy club
- billystick
- nightstick
- truncheon
- baton
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