dickey

3 definitions found

dickey - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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

dickey - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dickey
      adj 1: (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: dickey, dickie, dicky, dickey-seat,
           dickie-seat, dicky-seat]
      2: a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the
         front of a shirt [syn: dickey, dickie, dicky,
         shirtfront]

dickey - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Dickey, ND (city, FIPS 19580)
    Location: 46.53650 N, 98.46742 W
    Population (1990): 53 (31 housing units)
    Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 58431