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dick⋅ey

1[dik-ee]
–noun, plural -eys.
1. an article of clothing made to look like the front or collar of a shirt, blouse, vest, etc., worn as a separate piece under another garment, as a jacket or dress. Compare vest (def. 2), vestee.
2. a detachable linen shirt collar.
3. a bib or pinafore worn by a child.
4. a small bird.
5. a donkey, esp. a male.
6. an outside seat on a carriage.
7. British. rumble seat (def. 1).
Also, dicky, dickie.


Origin:
1745–55; generic use of Dicky, dim. of Dick, proper name

dick⋅ey

2[dik-ee]
–adjective Chiefly British Slang.
not working properly; faulty: I'm fed up with this dickey air conditioner.

Origin:
1805–15; orig. uncert.

Dick⋅ey

[dik-ee]
–noun
1. James, 1923–97, U.S. poet and novelist.
2. William (Bill), 1907–93, U.S. baseball player.

rumble seat

–noun
1. Also called, British, dickey. a seat recessed into the back of a coupe or roadster, covered by a hinged lid that opens to form the back of the seat when in use.
2. Furniture. wagon seat.
3. Slang. the buttocks.

Origin:
1910–15
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dick·ey also dick·ie or dick·y   (dĭk'ē)   
n.   pl. dick·eys also dick·ies
    1. A woman's blouse front worn under a suit jacket or low-necked garment.

    2. A man's detachable shirt front.

    3. A collar for a shirt.

    4. A child's bib or pinafore.

    5. The driver's seat on a carriage.

    6. A rear seat for servants on a carriage.

  1. A donkey.

  2. A small bird.

    1. The driver's seat on a carriage.

    2. A rear seat for servants on a carriage.


[From diminutive of Dick, nickname for Richard.]
Dick·ey   (dĭk'ē)   
American writer, especially of poetry, although he is perhaps best known for his novel Deliverance (1970).
Dickey, William Known as "Bill." 1907-1993.  
American baseball player. As a catcher with the New York Yankees (1928-1943, 1946), he caught 100 games or more for 13 consecutive seasons and batted .300 or more for 11 seasons.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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