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billy

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Synonyms and Antonyms of billy

a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment

police officers carry a billy while patrolling on foot

Synonyms of billy

bastinado (or bastinade), bat, baton, billy club, bludgeon, cane, club, cudgel, nightstick, rod, rung [Scottish], sap, shillelagh (also shillalah), staff, truncheon, waddy [Australian]

Words Related to billy

blackjack, knobkerrie, mace

birch, crabstick, hickory, rattan, stave, switch

beetle, gavel, hammer, mallet, maul, sledgehammer

crook, crosier (or crozier), walking stick, whangee

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