Etymology of billy

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      "expansion": "Scots billie (“a comrade; companion”)"
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        "A fellow, companion, comrade, mate; partner, brother.",
        "A good friend.",
        "A billy goat.",
        "A silk handkerchief."
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        "2": "billypot",
        "t": "a type of cooking pot"
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      "expansion": "Scots billypot (“a type of cooking pot”)"
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      "glosses": [
        "A highwayman's club, billy club.",
        "A slubbing or roving machine.",
        "A tin with a swing handle used to boil tea over an open fire; a billycan; a billypot.",
        "A bong for smoking marijuana."
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