billy

noun

Definition of billynext
as in cane
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment police officers carry a billy while patrolling on foot

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Recent Examples of billy Also called billy button, sun ball, golf beauty, drumstick, and woolly head, craspedia stands out for its globe-like shape that sits atop a bare stem. — Kate Nateras, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2026 And almost certainly cross $1 billion globally, with $2 billy still in its sights. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026 Since then, billy woods has dropped Golliwog, while Elucid did the solo album Revelator. — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 10 Sep. 2025 Then the billy bedded down, pinning us behind a lone spruce tree for over an hour. — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2025
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  1. cane
  2. baton
Noun
  • By the late 1800s, Thonet had added child-size cane seating and high chairs to its catalog.
    — Steven Weill, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Before he was dragged, Boahene was seen on the train car’s security cameras with a cane and a blue plastic bag, moving unsteadily toward the door after the train stopped at Utica Ave.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of cane
Noun
  • The study team gave them wooden batons and instructions to not physically harm the prisoners, but maintain law and order.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • For days, protesters have hurled rocks, flares, firebombs and fireworks at police who have used batons, water cannons and tear gas in clashes in the city center.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of baton

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“Billy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billy. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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