'Dicky' definitions:
Definition of 'dicky'
From: WordNet
adjective
(British informal) faulty; "I've got this dicky heart"- John le Carre [syn: dicky, dickey]
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 'Dicky'
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 'dicky'
From: GCIDE
- dicky \dicky\ adj. Faulty. [British informal]
- Syn: dickey. [WordNet 1.5]
- I've got this dicky heart --John le Carre