BILLY


Meaning of BILLY in English

/ ˈbɪli; NAmE / noun

( pl. -ies ) (also billy·can / ˈbɪlikæn; NAmE /) (both BrE ) a metal can with a lid and a handle used for boiling water or for cooking when you are camping

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: perhaps from Aboriginal billa water.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.