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Particularly useful are the buckets and "billies" (i.e. cylindrical cans) made of this material.

On Laboratory Arts Richard Threlfall

They had built a fence of barbed wire about the pit-mouth and its approaches, and behind this wire they walked -- hard-looking citizens with policemen's "billies," and the bulge of revolvers plainly visible on their hips.

King Coal : a Novel Upton Sinclair 1923

The contents of the "billies" covered a fairly wide range of articles, and an inventory made of one gave the following result: --

The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula Herbert Brayley Collett 1912

One of them then drew a knife, and the other two, "billies" to attack him.

Andersonville — Volume 2 John McElroy 1887

One of them then drew a knife, and the other two, "billies" to attack him.

Andersonville John McElroy 1887

The camp though waterless was well grassed, and by dint of searching a small pool of slimy green water was found before dark, about two-and-a-half miles to the N.N.W. in a small watercourse, and by starting off the black boys, enough was procured in the "billies" for the use of the party for supper.

Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland Frank Jardine 1880

That's a lot of beer, "billies", chips and peanuts …

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In contrast, the billies range far and wide but, come October and November, they will find the nannies for the breeding season.

Country Diary: Dalmigavie 2011

The peaceful scene will be transformed, with the billies fighting, rising up and butting each other with their long and powerful-looking horns.

Country Diary: Dalmigavie 2011

Perhaps we can present ourselves as logical intellectuals instead of the raving hill billies the press tries to portray us as.

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