adv. [ From Big, a. ] In a tumid, swelling, blustering manner; haughtily; violently. [ 1913 Webster ]
He brawleth bigly. Robynson (More's Utopia. ) [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. A flat-bottomed river barge or coasting vessel. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. see billy, n. 1. [ PJC ]
n. a policeman's club; a nightstick.
Little acquiesced, and Ransome disguised him in a beard, and a loose set of clothes, and a billicock hat. Charles Reade. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
A male goat. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a policeman's club.
n.
n. A flat-bottomed river barge or coasting vessel. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. see billy, n. 1. [ PJC ]
n. a policeman's club; a nightstick.
Little acquiesced, and Ransome disguised him in a beard, and a loose set of clothes, and a billicock hat. Charles Reade. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
A male goat. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a policeman's club.