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Definition of Betty

Betty
Betty Bet"ty, n. 1. [Supposed to be a cant word, from Betty, for Elizabeth, as such an instrument is also called Bess (i. e., Elizabeth) in the Canting Dictionary of 1725, and Jenny (i. e., Jane).] A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open. [Written also bettee.] The powerful betty, or the artful picklock. --Arbuthnot. 2. [Betty, nickname for Elizabeth.] A name of contempt given to a man who interferes with the duties of women in a household, or who occupies himself with womanish matters. 3. A pear-shaped bottle covered round with straw, in which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; -- called by chemists a Florence flask. [U. S.] --Bartlett.

Meaning of Betty from wikipedia

- Betty or Bettie is a name, a common diminutive for the names Bethany and Elizabeth. In Latin America, it is also a common diminutive for the given name...
- Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC between 2006 and 2010. The series...
- Betty Shabazz (born Betty Dean Sanders; May 28, 1934 – June 23, 1997), also known as Betty X, was an American educator and civil rights advocate. She was...
- Betty Marion White Ludden (born January 17, 1922) is an American actress and comedian. With a television career spanning over 80 years, White has worked...
- Royal Rubber Co. She was called Betty as a child. Hortense and William married on November 9, 1904, in Chicago. Betty's two older brothers were Robert...
- In 2020, an 8-episode miniseries was produced and aired about Broderick. Betty Broderick was born Elisabeth Anne Bisceglia in 1947 and grew up in Bronxville...
- Barney and Betty Hill were an American couple who claimed they were abducted by extraterrestrials in a rural portion of the state of New Hampshire from...
- Betty was the star of two long-running comic book titles published by Archie Comics during the period 1965–2012: Betty and Me (later styled as Betty &...
- Elizabeth "Betty" Hofstadt Francis (formerly Draper) is a fictional character on AMC's television series Mad Men, portra**** by January Jones. She is wife...
- Betty Hill may refer to: Betty Hill (activist) (1876–1960), American civil rights and women's rights leader Betty Hill (tennis), American tennis player...
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