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Definition of Billycock hat

Billycock hat
Billycock Bil"ly*cock, n., or Billycock hat Bil"ly*cock hat` [Perh. from bully + cock; that is, cocked like the hats of the bullies.] A round, low-crowned felt hat; a wideawake. ``The undignified billycocks and pantaloons of the West.' --B. H. Chamberlain. Little acquiesced, and Ransome disguised him in a beard, and a loose set of clothes, and a billicock hat. --Charles Reade.

Meaning of Billycock hat from wikipedia

- The bowler hat, also known as a Coke hat, billy****, bob hat, bombín (Spanish) or derby (United States), is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown, originally...
- named by them for its resemblance to a billy**** hat.  This article incorporates public domain material from "Billy**** Hill". Geographic Names Information...
- coke hat, billy****, boxer, bun hat, derby By****et – a hat with a wide brim that is turned up in the back and pointed in the front Cabbage-tree hat – a...
- which occurred on a Whitsun holiday. 1957: Enid Blyton's Five Go to Billy**** Hill is a novel in the Famous Five series of children's books set during...
- The players wore white trousers, linen shirts and a tall black hat known as a Billy****. The club was formed in 1807 as the Mosslake Field Cricket Society...
- Rabbit Funtime Adventures Do Look Out Noddy, Noddy Library 15 Five Go to Billy**** Hill, illustrator Eileen Soper, Famous Five series 16 The Twelfth Holiday...