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Dicky   /dˈɪki/   Listen
noun
Dicky, Dickey  n.  
1.
A false detachable shirt front or bosom. (Also spelled dickie)
2.
A gentleman's shirt collar. (Local, U. S.)
3.
A hat; esp., in U. S., a stiff hat or derby; in Eng., a straw hat. (Slang)
4.
(a)
A seat for the driver (In a carriage); called also dickey box or dickie seat.
(b)
A seat at the back for servants.
5.
One of various animals; specif.:
(a)
A donkey.
(b)
Any small bird; called also dickeybird or dickey bird. (Colloq.)
(c)
The hedge sparrow. (Dial. Eng.)
(d)
The haddock.


dicky  n.  See dickey.


adjective
dicky  adj.  Faulty. (British informal)
Synonyms: dickey. "I've got this dicky heart"





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"Dicky" Quotes from Famous Books



... Dicky," he cried, and fired. Hatteras tumbled down to the boat-side. The blacks down-river were roused by the shot. Walker shouted to them to stay where they were, and as soon as their camp was quiet he ...
— Ensign Knightley and Other Stories • A. E. W. Mason
... impossible, I tell you," interrupted Hamilton. "I know this gentleman is incapable of the theft. There is some frightful mistake. How the dickens did you get here, Dicky?" ...
— Hearts and Masks • Harold MacGrath
... security a contingent charge upon the estate of double the amount—ergo, don't you see, if Wilford should by any chance get his quietus from Harry's pistol, he won't live to come into his property, in which case Master Dicky Cumberland is minus some thousands. Now, if I contrive to give him a hint, depend upon it he stops the duel. I will caution him not to let my name appear—he will not hear yours; so in this way I think we may manage the affair, and defy the old gentleman himself, though he's a ...
— Frank Fairlegh - Scenes From The Life Of A Private Pupil • Frank E. Smedley
... wait until the paper was printed as the case was an urgent one. He made a special call, carrying nearly a pint of the liver pills in a paper collar box. (Harrison always wore paper collars and a dicky.) ...
— Watch Yourself Go By • Al. G. Field
... this here assistant to her father, who was named Professor Oswald Pennypacker; and he was a difficult aim in life, because he didn't need a wife any more than the little dicky birds need wrist watches. You seen his picture there. About thirty-five he was and had devoted all his years to finding out the names of wild animals, which is said to be one of our best sciences. He hadn't got round to women ...
— Ma Pettengill • Harry Leon Wilson


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