billycock

billycock
/bil"ee kok'/, n. Chiefly Brit. Informal.
a derby or a hat resembling it. Also called billycock hat.
[1715-25; alter. of bullycocked (hat); see BULLY1, COCKED]

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  • Billycock — Bil ly*cock, n., or Billycock hat Bil ly*cock hat [Perh. from bully + cock; that is, cocked like the hats of the bullies.] A round, low crowned felt hat; a wideawake. The undignified billycocks and pantaloons of the West. B. H. Chamberlain. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • billycock — [bil′i käk΄] n. [< ?] [Old Brit. Informal] a type of felt hat with a low, round crown, as a derby …   English World dictionary

  • billycock — noun A felt hat with a rounded crown, similar to a bowler. a young man with a billycock hat on the back of his head tumbled up the steps in his eagerness …   Wiktionary

  • billycock — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌkäk noun also billycock hat Etymology: origin unknown Britain : derby 2a …   Useful english dictionary

  • Billycock hat — Billycock Bil ly*cock, n., or Billycock hat Bil ly*cock hat [Perh. from bully + cock; that is, cocked like the hats of the bullies.] A round, low crowned felt hat; a wideawake. The undignified billycocks and pantaloons of the West. B. H.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • billycock hat — noun see billycock …   Useful english dictionary

  • billycock — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1721 British derby 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Billycock — Bil|ly|cock [...kɔk] der; Gen. od. s, Plur. s <nach dem Erfinder William (Billy) Coke> steifer, runder, niedriger Filzhut …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • billycock — n. derby, stiff felt hat with dome shaped crown and narrow brim …   English contemporary dictionary

  • billycock — noun historical a kind of bowler hat. Origin C19: said to be from the name of William Coke, nephew of Thomas William Coke, Earl of Leicester …   English new terms dictionary

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