Read full poem →A heifer in the barn, and then
My boy says: 'Pap, that's Billy Paris.'
'There,' says my boy, it is again."
Dictionary Entry
A billy club.
In a Sentence
“The officer swung his billy to break up the crowd.”
Origin
Early 20th‑century English slang from the name Billy for a police baton.
Common Phrases
. billygraham billybudd billysaid billysunday billywilder billybilly said
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Antonyms
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Poetry examples for “billy”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
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Read full poem →And ten to break up the strong prison,
Where billy[185] Archie he does lie."