billy-can
billy-can is the alternative spelling of billycan.
Meaning of billycan
Noun
billycan (plural billycans)
- A lightweight pot for cooking or boiling water, used in camping.
- The filling of the billycan, cutting the supports to hang it over the fire, was a public show, but many times he would do this anyway to entertain himself. He unpacked the billycan from his old rucksack and I got out the tea and sugar. He filled the billy, then used his penknife to cut sticks to...1997, Ian Player, Zulu Wilderness: Shadow and Soul, page 69
Forms of billy-can
| plural | billy-cans |
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- Billy-can is the alternative spelling of billycan.
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