billycock

[ bil-ee-kok ]

nounChiefly British Informal.
  1. a derby or a hat resembling it.

Origin of billycock

1
1715–25; alteration of bullycocked (hat ); see bully1, cock2, -ed2
  • Also called billycock hat .

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billycock

/ (ˈbɪlɪkɒk) /


noun
  1. rare, mainly British any of several round-crowned brimmed hats of felt, such as the bowler

Origin of billycock

1
C19: named after William Coke, Englishman for whom it was first made

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