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billycan
We have found lemma(root) word of billycan : billy.
Definitions
[ˈbɪli], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a tin or enamel cooking pot with a lid and a wire handle, for use when camping
(e.g: Roger had our fire going and the billy boiling)
Phrases:
- boil the billy
- swing the billy
Origin
:
mid 19th century: probably from Scots dialect billy-pot, possibly reinforced by bouilli tin or bully tin, an empty tin that had contained ‘bully beef’ (see bully), used as a cooking utensil
[ˈbɪli], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a truncheon
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 19th century: from Billy, pet form of the given name William
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