billy

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billy

A farmer leads his billy goat to the pasture.

Definition

Noun: 1. A male goat: An adult male of the goat species. 2. A short, stout club: A heavy stick, typically carried as a weapon, especially by police officers.

Examples

  • Noun (Male Goat):

    • The farmer separated the billy from the nanny goats.
    • We could hear the billy goat calling from the hill.

  • Noun (Club):

    • The officer carried a billy for protection.
    • In old movies, policemen were often seen with a billy club.
Advanced Usage
  • "Billy club": A common compound term specifying the type of club.
    • The protestor was hit with a billy club.
  • "Billy goat": A common compound term specifying the male goat.
    • The billy goat had large, curved horns.
Variants and Related Words
  • Billycan (n): A tin or enamel cooking pot used for boiling water over a campfire, especially in Australian English.
    • He boiled tea in his billycan.
  • Billy-o (n, British, informal): Used in phrases like "like billy-o" to mean with great speed or intensity.
    • It's raining like billy-o.
Synonyms
  • For "male goat": Buck, he-goat.
  • For "club": Truncheon, nightstick, baton, bludgeon.
Related Phrases
  • "Like billy-o" (Idiom, chiefly British): With great force, speed, or intensity.
    • They were working like billy-o to finish on time.
billy

A farmer leads his billy goat to the pasture.

Noun
  1. male goat
  2. a short stout club used primarily by policemen

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