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billycans

billycans is the plural of billycan.

Meaning of billycan

Noun

billycan (plural billycans)

  1. (Australia, South Africa, UK) 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

Questions about billycans

What is billycans the plural of?
Billycans is the plural of billycan.

Words near billycans in the dictionary

  1. billy-oh
  2. Billybob
  3. billyboy
  4. billyboys
  5. billycan
  6. billycans
  7. billycart
  8. billycarts
  9. billycock
  10. billycocks
  11. Billyeald

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