dicky

English

/ˈdɪki/

noun
Definitions
  • (colloquial) A louse.
  • (Cockney rhyming slang) Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar.
  • A detachable shirt front, collar or bib.
  • (slang) A hat, especially (in the US) a stiff hat or derby, and (in the UK) a straw hat.
  • (dated) A seat behind a carriage, for a servant.
  • (dated) A seat in a carriage, for the driver.
  • (India) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car.
  • (historical) A leather apron for a gig, etc.
  • A small bird; a dicky-bird.
  • (idiomatic) An insignificant sound or thing; dicky-bird.
  • (UK) A pilot.
  • (UK) A hedge sparrow.
  • (UK) A donkey.
  • A haddock.

Etymology

Affix from English dick (penis, detective) derived from Dutch, Flemish dek (deck, plane, surface, a cover).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

dek

Gloss

deck, plane, surface, a cover

Concept
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Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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