English

Alternative forms

• billy-pot

Noun

billypot ‎(plural billypots)

1. (Scotland) A cooking pot.
   • c. 1882-1898, Francis James Child, Child's Collected Ballads, 12: Lord Randall,

     “What did she boil it in, Willie doo, Willie doo?”

     “She boild it in the billy-pot; die shall I now!”

2. (Australia) A billycan used to boil tea.

Synonyms

• billy, billycan