Found 2 items, similar to dickey.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: dickey
dickey
adj : (British informal) faulty;
“I've got this dicky heart”- John
le Carre [syn:
dicky]
dickey
n 1: a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned
two-seater [syn:
dickie,
dicky,
dickey-seat,
dickie-seat,
dicky-seat]
2: a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the
front of a shirt [syn:
dickie,
dicky,
shirtfront]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Dickey
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.]