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dickie

noun

Meaning

  1. A louse.
  2. Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar.
  3. A detachable shirt front, collar or bib.
  4. A hat, especially (in the US) a stiff hat or derby, and (in the UK) a straw hat.
  5. A seat behind a carriage, for a servant.
  6. A seat in a carriage, for the driver.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

dicky(English)shirtfront(English)dickey-seat(English)dickie-seat(English)dicky-seat(English)clark(English)dick(English)richie(English)thon(English)simba(English)steakhouse(English)arbiter(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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