Dicky

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

  dicky \dicky\ adj.
     Faulty. [British informal]
  
     Syn: dickey.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
                I've got this dicky heart           --John le
                                                    Carre

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

  dicky \dicky\ n.
     See {dickey}.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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