billit
billit is the alternative form of billard.
billit is the obsolete form of billet.
Meaning of billard
Noun
billard (plural billards)
- A coalfish, especially a young one.
Meaning of billet
Verb
billet (third-person singular simple present billets, present participle billeting or (rare) billetting, simple past and past participle billeted or (rare) billetted)
- To lodge soldiers, or guests, usually by order.
- Billeted in so antiquated a mansion.1824, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], Tales of a Traveller, (please specify |part=1 to 4), Philadelphia, Pa.: H[enry] C[harles] Carey & I[saac] Lea, […], →OCLC
- To lodge, or be quartered, in a private house.
- To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge.
Forms of billit
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | billits |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | billits |
| present participle | billiting |
| past participle | billited |
| past | billited |
Questions about billit
- What is billit the alternative form of?
- Billit is the alternative form of billard.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: billit (page history and authors); billard (page history and authors); billet (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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