[ˈbɪli], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a tin or enamel cooking pot with a lid and a wire handle, for use when camping
(e.g: Roger had our fire going and the billy boiling)


Phrases:
- boil the billy
- swing the billy

Origin:
mid 19th century: probably from Scots dialect billy-pot, possibly reinforced by bouilli tin or bully tin, an empty tin that had contained ‘bully beef’ (see bully), used as a cooking utensil

[ˈbɪli], (Noun)

Definitions:

- a truncheon


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: from Billy, pet form of the given name William