'dickie' definitions:

Definition of 'dickie'

(from WordNet)
noun
A small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two- seater [syn: dickey, dickie, dicky, dickey-seat, dickie-seat, dicky-seat]
noun
A man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt [syn: dickey, dickie, dicky, shirtfront]

Definition of 'dickie'

From: GCIDE
  • Dickey \Dick"ey\, Dicky \Dick"y\, n. 1.
  • 1. A false detachable shirt front or bosom. [Also spelled dickie.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A gentleman's shirt collar. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A hat; esp., in U. S., a stiff hat or derby; in Eng., a straw hat. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 4. (a) A seat for the driver (In a carriage); -- called also dickey box or dickie seat. (b) A seat at the back for servants. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 5. One of various animals; specif.: (a) A donkey. (b) Any small bird; -- called also dickeybird or {dickey bird}. [Colloq.] (c) The hedge sparrow. [Dial. Eng.] (d) The haddock. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] dickeybird

Definition of 'dickie'

From: GCIDE
  • dickie \dickie\ n.
  • 1. A small 3rd seat in the back of an old-fashioned 2-seat car. [British English]
  • Syn: dickey, dicky, dickey-seat, dickie-seat, dicky-seat, dickey box. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. An article of clothing worn by men, consisting of a detachable insert (usually starched), worn suspended from the neck, which simulates the front of a shirt.
  • Syn: dickey, dicky, shirtfront. [WordNet 1.5]

Definition of 'dickie'

From: GCIDE
  • Haddock \Had"dock\ (-d[u^]k), n. [OE. hadok, haddok, of unknown origin; cf. Ir. codog, Gael. adag, F. hadot.] (Zool.) A marine food fish (Melanogrammus [ae]glefinus), allied to the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each side of the body, just back of the gills. Galled also haddie, and dickie. [1913 Webster]
  • Norway haddock, a marine edible fish (Sebastes marinus) of Northern Europe and America. See Rose fish. [1913 Webster]

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