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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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
The cook recovered to find himself among his dixies, frizzling pleasantly and browning nicely in certain parts.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 7, 1917 by Various
There were not enough "dixies" for us all to have stew the same day.
From A Yankee in the Trenches by Robert Derby Holmes
Sir Ernest and Hussey sledged out to meet us with dixies of hot tea, well wrapped up to keep them warm.
From South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
You can see me paying visits en surprise, all the cooks springing to attention and the very potatoes in the dixies trying to look as if they weren't doing anything wrong!
From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 23, 1914 by Various
