1syllable
dicky
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Definitions ofdicky
1noun
- A louse.
- Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar.
- A detachable shirt front, collar or bib.
- A hat, especially (in the US) a stiff hat or derby, and (in the UK) a straw hat.
- A seat behind a carriage, for a servant.
- A seat in a carriage, for the driver.
- The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car.
Example: "Can you open the dicky for me?"
- A leather apron for a gig, etc.
- A small bird; a dicky-bird.
- (in negative constructions) An insignificant sound or thing; dicky-bird.
- A pilot.
- A hedge sparrow.
- A donkey.
- A haddock.
1adjective
- Doubtful, troublesome; in poor condition
Example: "He had a dicky heart."
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