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billypot

billypot noun: a cooking pot.

Noun

billypot (plural billypots)

  1. (Scotland) A cooking pot.
    • “What did she boil it in, Willie doo, Willie doo?”
      “She boild it in the billy-pot; die shall I now!”c. 1882-1898, Francis James Child, Child's Collected Ballads, 12: Lord Randall
  2. (Australia) A billycan used to boil tea.

Synonyms of billypot

Forms of billypot

pluralbillypots
alternative formbilly-pot

Origin of billypot

Scottish, from 19th century. The Australian usage is sometimes claimed to be related to billabong.

Questions about billypot

What does billypot mean?
Billypot means a cooking pot.
What part of speech is billypot?
Billypot is a noun.
What is the plural of billypot?
The plural of billypot is billypots.

Words near billypot in the dictionary

  1. billygoatweed
  2. billyhood
  3. Billyish
  4. Billyjean
  5. billyo
  6. billypot
  7. billypots
  8. Billys
  9. Billys Creek
  10. billystick
  11. billysticks

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