billycock

American  

[bil-ee-kok] / ˈbɪl iˌkɒk /

noun

Chiefly British Informal.

1. a derby or a hat resembling it.

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billycock British  

/ ˈbɪlɪkɒk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of billycock

1715–25; alteration of bullycocked ( hat ); see bully ¹, cock ² ( def. ), -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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billycock

One man, who wore a battered "billycock" on his head, had encased his feet and legs in a pair of rubber jackboots; between these extremities he sported a sailor's jersey, and the usual T bandage.

From In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" by Kloss, C. Boden

He smoothed his ruffled hair and placed his black billycock upon it.

From The Promise of Air by Blackwood, Algernon

"Hould up my billycock, boy," said he; and in another moment Willie Quarrie was holding Davy's hat on end to shield from the breeze the burning match which Nelly held inside of it.

From Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon by Caine, Hall, Sir

When he whistled it came running up to him with something in its mouth--a brown billycock hat.

From Miss Arnott's Marriage by Marsh, Richard

On my second evening there Mr. Smith took me to a hatter's shop and chose a billycock hat for me, in place of the soft felt which I usually wore.

From The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography by Dawson, A. J. (Alec John)