Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

billyboy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: billy-boy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flat-bottomed river barge or coasting vessel, used for trade along the east coast.of England in the 19th century.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Most of these billyboys were small craft, seldom carrying more than 100 tons; but there were larger craft schooner rigged."

Etymology

Perhaps connected with bilander.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

billyboys (plural)

Questions

What does billyboy mean?: A flat-bottomed river barge or coasting vessel, used for trade along the east coast.of England in the 19th century.
Where does billyboy come from?: Perhaps connected with bilander.

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