billy
noun /ˈbɪli/
/ˈbɪli/
(plural billies)
(also billycan
(both British English) /ˈbɪlikæn/
/ˈbɪlikæn/
)- a metal can with a lid and a handle used for boiling water or for cooking when you are campingWord Originmid 19th cent.: perhaps from Aboriginal billa ‘water’.