billy

Meanings

Plural: billies

Noun

a short stout club used primarily by policemen
male goat
A fellow, companion, comrade, mate; partner, brother.
A good friend.
A billy goat.
A silk handkerchief.
A highwayman's club, billy club.
A slubbing or roving machine.
A tin with a swing handle used to boil tea over an open fire; a billycan; a billypot.
A bong for smoking marijuana.
A condom.

Origin / Etymology

Of obscure origin. Perhaps a variant of bully (“companion, mate, comrade”). Compare Scots billie (“a comrade; companion”). Compare also Middle Low German billig (“equitable, reasonable, lawful, fitting, according to natural law, just”).

Synonyms

baton, billy club, billy goat, billystick, he-goat, nightstick, truncheon

Scrabble Score: 10

billy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
billy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
billy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

billy is a valid Words With Friends word