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BILLY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Male goat

Synonyms:

billy; billy goat; he-goat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("billy" is a kind of...):

caprine animal; goat (any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A short stout club used primarily by policemen

Synonyms:

baton; billy; billy club; billystick; nightstick; truncheon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("billy" is a kind of...):

club (stout stick that is larger at one end)

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