dixy
noun
dixies
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pluralof dixy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Then from the communication trenches came dixies or iron pots, filled with steaming tea, which had two wooden stakes through their handles, and were carried by two men.
From Over the Top by Arthur Guy Empey
One morning he calmly hove himself over the parapet and, in spite of the earnest attentions of Hun snipers, remained there long enough to collect sufficient débris to boil his dixies.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 17, 1917 by Various
We halted about seven in the morning to feed and water the horses and make tea for the men in their dixies or oval camp kettles.
From "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders by John Allister Currie
Some days we slope arms by numbers; and other days we clean dixies and indent for new boots.
From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 9, 1914 by Various
A little later dozens of fires would be crackling in the trenches, with dixies upon them full of stew or tea.
From With Manchesters in the East by Sir Gerald B. (Gerald Berkeley) Hurst
