billy
/'bili/
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.
Noun
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male goat
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
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