dickey

¹

or dick·y, dick·ie

[ dik-ee ]

noun,plural dick·eys.

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.
a detachable linen shirt collar.

a bib or pinafore worn by a child.
a small bird.
a donkey, especially a male.
an outside seat on a carriage.
British. rumble seat (def. 1).

Origin of dickey

¹

First recorded in 1745–55; generic use of Dicky, diminutive of Dick, proper name

Other definitions for dickey (2 of 3)

dickey²

[ dik-ee ]

adjectiveChiefly British Slang.

not working properly; faulty: I'm fed up with this dickey air conditioner.

Origin of dickey

²

First recorded in 1805–15; origin uncertain

Other definitions for Dickey (3 of 3)

Dickey

[ dik-ee ]

noun

James, 1923–97, U.S. poet and novelist.
William "Bill", 1907–93, U.S. baseball player.

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How to use dickey in a sentence

"Very bad behaviour on the part of the Dickeys," commented Frank.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 | Lucy Maud Montgomery
I aint hard on clothes, say a shirt and three dickeys, with a pair of yarn socks a week, and a silk hankercher once a fortnight.
Highlife in New York: a series of letters to Mr. Zephariah Slick, | Ann S. Stephens
They'll have to sign a 'quit claim' to their 'dickeys' by and by!
The Life and Beauties of Fanny Fern | Anonymous
If she was sewing on my dickeys, it would be worth while now.
The Life and Beauties of Fanny Fern | Anonymous
Irreproachable dickeys, immaculate shirt-bosoms and faultless boots indispensable.
The Life and Beauties of Fanny Fern | Anonymous

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