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Billycock
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What's The Definition Of Billycock?Synonyms | Synonyms for Billycock: Related Terms | Find terms related to Billycock: See Also | Billycock In Webster's Dictionary \Bil"ly*cock\, n., or Billycock hat \Bil"ly*cock hat`\
[Perh. from bully + cock; that is, cocked like the hats of
the bullies.]
A round, low-crowned felt hat; a wideawake. ``The undignified
billycocks and pantaloons of the West.'' --B. H. Chamberlain.
Little acquiesced, and Ransome disguised him in a
beard, and a loose set of clothes, and a billicock hat.
--Charles
Reade.
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