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Dickey \Dick"ey\, Dicky \Dick"y\, n. 1.



1. A false detachable shirt front or bosom. [Also spelled dickie.]

[1913 Webster]

2. A gentleman's shirt collar. [Local, U. S.]

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3. A hat; esp., in U. S., a stiff hat or derby; in Eng., a straw hat. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

4.
   (a) A seat for the driver (In a carriage); -- called also dickey box or dickie seat.
   (b) A seat at the back for servants. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

5. One of various animals; specif.:
   (a) A donkey.
   (b) Any small bird; -- called also dickeybird or dickey bird. [Colloq.]


   (c) The hedge sparrow. [Dial. Eng.]


   (d) The haddock. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

dickeybird

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

dicky \dicky\ adj. Faulty. [British informal]

Syn: dickey. [WordNet 1.5]

I've got this dicky heart --John le Carre

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

dicky \dicky\ n. See dickey. [WordNet 1.5]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

dicky adj : (British informal) faulty; "I've got this dicky heart"- John le Carre [syn: dickey]

noun

1: a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater [syn: dickey, dickie, dickey-seat, dickie-seat, dicky-seat]
2: a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt [syn: dickey, dickie, shirtfront]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Dickey \Dick"ey\, Dicky \Dick"y\, n.

1. A seat behind a carriage, for a servant.

2. A false shirt front or bosom.

3. A gentleman's shirt collar. [Local, U. S.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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