billy
noun/ˈbɪli/
/ˈbɪli/
(plural billies)
(also billycan
(both British English)/ˈbɪlikæn/
/ˈbɪlikæn/
)- a metal can with a lid and a handle used for boiling water or for cooking when you are campingWord Originmid 19th cent.: perhaps from billa ‘water’ in an Aboriginal language
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