billycock


bil·ly·cock

B0252800 (bĭl′ē-kŏk′)n. Chiefly British A felt hat with a low, rounded crown, similar to a derby.
[Perhaps from earlier bullycocked, cocked in the fashion of a swashbuckler : bully, gallant figure + cock.]

billycock

(ˈbɪlɪkɒk) n (Clothing & Fashion) rare chiefly Brit any of several round-crowned brimmed hats of felt, such as the bowler[C19: named after William Coke, Englishman for whom it was first made]

Der•by

(ˈdɜr bi; Brit. ˈdɑr-)

n., pl. -bies. 1. a race for three-year-old horses held annually at Epsom Downs, near London, England: first run in 1780. 2. any of certain other annual horse races, esp. the Kentucky Derby. 3. (l.c.) a race or contest, usu. one open to all entrants. 4. (l.c.) a man's stiff felt hat with rounded crown and narrow brim; bowler. [1830–40; after Edward Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby (d. 1834)]

Der•by

(ˈdɜr bi; Brit. ˈdɑr-)

n. 1. a city in Derbyshire, in central England. 230,500. 2. Derbyshire.