dicky
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Duane and dicky lope backstage afterwards to “do some sniff,” as dicky terms it.
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band | Grover Lewis | March 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDuane grabs a towel and mops his streaming face while dicky spoons out the coke.
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band | Grover Lewis | March 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTdicky Betts, alternate lead guitar to Duane, whiles away the flight swapping comic books with the bassist, Berry Oakley.
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band | Grover Lewis | March 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy the time dicky Betts thunderballs into his solo jam on “Elizabeth Reed,” people are standing on their chairs, yodeling cheers.
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band | Grover Lewis | March 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen dicky shows up, looking for a maxi-length white leather dress for his Indian lady friend.
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band | Grover Lewis | March 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
"So ye'll just be by yoursel' the morn, unless they put dicky Tamson owre aside you," he added viciously.
The Underworld | James C. Welsh"I dinna want dicky Tamson aside me," she said with some heat, and a hint of anxiety in her voice, which pleased him a little.
The Underworld | James C. WelshJerry is white with pink eyes, Billy is gray with black eyes, and dicky and Bessie are black with blue eyes.
Harper's Young People, November 30, 1880 | VariousThe ladies looked at one another, and Miss Bessy dicky's reading was unheard.
The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins FreemanBessy dicky shed tears when talking to Mrs. Sturtevant about the disappearance of the baby.
The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
British Dictionary definitions for dicky (1 of 2)
dickey
/ (ˈdɪkɪ) /
a woman's false blouse front, worn to fill in the neck of a jacket or low-cut dress
a man's false shirt front, esp one worn with full evening dress
Also called: dicky bow British a bow tie
mainly British an informal name for a donkey, esp a male one
Also called: dickybird, dickeybird a child's word for a bird, esp a small one
a folding outside seat at the rear of some early cars: US and Canadian name: rumble seat
Also called: boot Indian an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc, usually at the rear
Origin of dicky
1British Dictionary definitions for dicky (2 of 2)
dickey
/ (ˈdɪkɪ) /
British informal in bad condition; shaky, unsteady, or unreliable: I feel a bit dicky today
Origin of dicky
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