billynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbɪl.i/us/ˈbɪl.i/UKbilly noun [ C ] (CONTAINER)
also billycan a metal container used for cooking outside over a fire
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Camping
- backpacker
- bivvy
- bivvy sack
- camp
- campfire
- campground
- camping
- canvas
- caravan park
- cot
- fly
- flysheet
- glamping
- groundcloth
- groundsheet
- lean-to
- peg
- peg sth out
- pitch
- trailer park
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Pots & pans
billy noun [ C ] (STICK)
US a billy club
Examples from literature
- Often you know by the stars how long it will be before daylight, and stir up the fire, put on the billy, and get the saddles and packs in order.
- She showed me a sore on her arm, and the thought struck me that I would boil some water in the billy and wash her arm with a sponge.
- The fire was only alight ten minutes at the most, and you can't cook anything or boil a billy in that time, I know.
- Then, after boiling the billy and eating some fearfully tough corned meat, we get into the boat again, hoist our sail, and land at the little township just after dark.