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.
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Kate Nateras,
Architectural Digest,
10 June 2026
And almost certainly cross $1 billion globally, with $2 billy still in its sights.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
Since then, billy woods has dropped Golliwog, while Elucid did the solo album Revelator.
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Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
Then the billy bedded down, pinning us behind a lone spruce tree for over an hour.
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Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
13 Aug. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billy
Noun
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Aceh’s Sharia court ordered the two people to be whipped with a rattan cane 21 times each for kissing without being married.
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Snappers, snakes, toy pistols with caps and toy canes with caps are the only fireworks allowed.
Noun
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The officers hit him with a baton and shocked him seven times.
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Somebody had dropped the baton.
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“Billy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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