Definition of Billy

1. Noun. A short stout club used primarily by policemen.

Exact synonyms: Baton, Billy Club, Billystick, Nightstick, Truncheon
Generic synonyms: Club

2. Noun. Male goat.
Exact synonyms: Billy Goat, He-goat
Generic synonyms: Caprine Animal, Goat

Definition of Billy

1. n. A club; esp., a policeman's club.

Definition of Billy

1. Proper noun. A diminutive of the male given name William. ¹

2. Proper noun. (US nickname) The B-25 twin-engine bomber aircraft used during World War Two, commonly called the "B-25 Mitchell" in honor of U.S. Army General William "Billy" Mitchell. ¹

3. Noun. A billy club. ¹

4. Noun. A billy goat. ¹

5. Noun. (Geordie) A good friend. ¹

6. Noun. (Australia New Zealand) A tin used by bushmen to boil tea, a billypot. ¹

7. Noun. (UK Australia) A billycan. ¹

8. Noun. (slang) A condom (From the E-Rotic song "Willy, Use A Billy...Boy") ¹

9. Noun. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Billy

1. a short club [n -LIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Billy

billowingly
billows
billowy
billpayer
billpayers
billpaying
bills
bills of attainder
bills of exchange
bills of lading
bills of particulars
bills of rights
bills payable
billy (current term)
billy-can
billy-cans
billy-goat
billy-goats
billy-ho
billy-oh
billy cart
billy club
billy clubs
billy goat
billy goats
billyboy
billyboys

Literary usage of Billy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Standard Index of Short Stories, 1900-1914 by Francis James Hannigan (1918)
"Delin 83:3 D '13 billy Brad and the big lie. EP Butler. Delin 74:51 Jl '09 billy Brad ... Delin 84:11 Mr '14 billy Brad and the forbidden fruit. EP Butler. ..."

2. American Ballads and Songs by Louise Pound (1922)
"113 billy BOY "O where have you been billy Boy, billy Boy, ... "Can she make a cherry pie, billy Boy, billy Boy, Can she make a cherry pie, charming billy? ..."

3. Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher by Charles Madison Curry (1921)
"THE THREE billy-GOATS GRUFF Once on a time there were three billy- goats who ... So first of all came the youngest billy- goat Gruff to cross the bridge. ..."

4. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1848)
"Now billy PATTERSON was an intimate friend of PATRICK'S ; a choice friend ; the other half ... The consequence was that billy PATTERSON often got a beating, ..."

5. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1904)
"“As long as my boat,” says Old billy firmly, looking with pride upon the great pool at ... Old billy, it appears, has from time to time seen a colossal tail ..."

6. Public School Methods (1916)
"THE THREE billy GOATS GRUFF Once upon a time there were three billy Goats, and one was a very ... One morning the three billy Goats started away from home, ..."

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