Dickey

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dickey \Dick"ey\, Dicky \Dick"y\, n.
     1.
  
     1. A false detachable shirt front or bosom. [Also spelled
        {dickie}.]
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. A gentleman's shirt collar. [Local, U. S.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A hat; esp., in U. S., a stiff hat or derby; in Eng., a
        straw hat. [Slang]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     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.
            [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     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.
            [Webster 1913 Suppl.] dickeybird

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dickey
       adj : (British informal) faulty; "I've got this dicky heart"- John
             le Carre [syn: {dicky}]
       n 1: a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned
            two-seater [syn: {dickie}, {dicky}, {dickey-seat}, {dickie-seat},
             {dicky-seat}]
       2: a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the
          front of a shirt [syn: {dickie}, {dicky}, {shirtfront}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Dickey, ND (city, FIPS 19580)
    Location: 46.53650 N, 98.46742 W
    Population (1990): 53 (31 housing units)
    Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 58431

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Dickey -- U.S. County in North Dakota
     Population (2000):    5757
     Housing Units (2000): 2656
     Land area (2000):     1131.000015 sq. miles (2929.276466 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    10.658918 sq. miles (27.606471 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1141.658933 sq. miles (2956.882937 sq. km)
     Located within:       North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
     Location:             46.103471 N, 98.452616 W
     Headwords:
      Dickey
      Dickey, ND
      Dickey County
      Dickey County, ND
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Dickey, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
     Population (2000):    57
     Housing Units (2000): 31
     Land area (2000):     0.218560 sq. miles (0.566067 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.218560 sq. miles (0.566067 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            19580
     Located within:       North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
     Location:             46.536315 N, 98.469659 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     58431
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Dickey, ND
      Dickey