billy
Bush tea pot
Billy is informal for a billy club—a short, heavy stick carried by police officers for striking: The cop reached for his billy.
In Australian English, a billy or billy can is a metal pot used for boiling water over a campfire, especially for making tea: Put the billy on. (Capitalized Billy is a given name, often short for William.)
Spouted vessel for heating water
- campfireOutdoor fire for gathering
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
bushcraft · swagman · camping · tin · pot · brew · cook · fire
Hired child caretaker
graze · pasture · caprine · ruminant · livestock · farmyard · barnyard · shepherd
Slender rod for leading
- nightstickPolice impact weapon
- truncheonShort thick stick
- cudgelThick wooden club
- coshWeighted striking weapon
sap · blackjack · shillelagh · bludgeon · strike · swing · blow · weapon
Male name, nickname
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- boyYoung male person
- kidChild or young goat
lad · informal · affectionate · outlaw · western
kettle
Spouted vessel for heating water
outback · bushcraft · swagman · camping · tin · pot · brew · cook · fire · Australia
nanny
Hired child caretaker
herd · graze · pasture · caprine · ruminant · livestock · farmyard · barnyard · shepherd · flock
baton
Slender rod for leading
- nightstickPolice impact weapon
- truncheonShort thick stick
- cudgelThick wooden club
cosh · sap · blackjack · shillelagh · bludgeon · strike · swing · blow · weapon · self-defense
Will
Male name, nickname
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- boyYoung male person
cop
Law enforcement slang
- constableLow-ranking peace officer
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- patrolRegular surveillance route
law · enforcement · slang · Australian · British · bobby · rozzer · copper · peeler · sergeant
- Diminutivesbaby, bunny, puppy, kitty, doggy
- Outbackoutback, station, red sand, cattle station, dust storm
- Outback Gearswag, esky, stockwhip, oilskin, bush hat
- scent houndsbeagle, bloodhound, basset hound, foxhound, coonhound
- livestockcow, cows, cattle, bull, bulls
- bushwalkingtrail, bush, path, hiking boots, daypack
billykettle
Spouted vessel for heating water
electric kettle · teapot · stovetop kettle · samovar · tea service
- dollar billOne unit of currency
- phone billCarrier payment notice
- electric billCharge for power consumed
- fit the billMeet requirements adequately
- Bill Gates
- credit card billRecord of charges owed
billow, Bill, billy club, billies, Billie, billy goat, billygoat