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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Billy \Bil"ly\, noun
1. A club; esp., a policeman's club. Also called {billy club} [1913 Webster +PJC]
2. (Wool Manuf.) A slubbing or roving machine.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
billy
noun
1: a short stout club used primarily by policemen [syn: {truncheon}, {nightstick}, {billystick}, {billy club}]
2: male goat [syn: {billy goat}, {he-goat}]
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