billies
Cops' belt weapons
Billies is the plural of billy, which has several meanings.
A billy or billy club is a short, heavy stick used as a weapon, especially by police.
A billycan (shortened to billy) is a metal pot for outdoor cooking, common in Australian English: Put the billy on the fire.
Billy goat, often just billy, is a male goat.
Billies can pluralize any of these.
Vessel for cooking
- kettleSpouted vessel for heating water
- campfireOutdoor fire for gathering
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- tinElement fifty, Sn
camping · tea · bushcraft · outback · swag · damper · fire · brew
pot
Vessel for cooking
- kettleSpouted vessel for heating water
- campfireOutdoor fire for gathering
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
tin · camping · tea · bushcraft · outback · swag · damper · fire · brew · handle
nanny
Hired child caretaker
beard · horns · grazing · mountain · climbing · bleating · hooves · pasture · ram · pygmy
truncheon
Short thick stick
- batonSlender rod for leading
- nightstickPolice impact weapon
- cudgelThick wooden club
weapon · police · patrol · strike · riot · security · beat · officer · lawman · cop
William
Male given name
bloke · fellow · chap · guy · pal · buddy · diminutive · boy · informal · silly
- silly billiesEndearing term for fools