Billy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɪli/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Billy is a noun meaning A fellow, companion, comrade, mate; partner, brother.
Meaning
A fellow, companion, comrade, mate; partner, brother.
More Meanings
- (Geordie) A good friend.
- A billy goat.
- (UK, slang, obsolete) A silk handkerchief.
- A highwayman's club, billy club.
- A slubbing or roving machine.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A tin with a swing handle used to boil tea over an open fire; a billycan; a billypot.
- (Australia, slang) A bong for smoking marijuana.
Example Sentences
Let's get the billy and cook some beans.
On the second floor there were 2 billies, 1 carding and 1 scribbling machine.
In fact, distinguishing between billies and nannies isn't necessarily a sure thing.
It isn't just billies that enter the bleak season with rut-depleted fat reserves, but rams, bull elk, buck deer, and others.
Word Forms
- billies
Synonyms for billy
Depending on context, synonyms include stick, truncheon, nightstick, billystick.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stick, truncheon, nightstick, billystick, pellet, belly.
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