Also called billy club. a police officer's club or baton.

a heavy wooden stick used as a weapon; cudgel.

Scot. Dialect. comrade.

Also called bil·ly·can [bil, -ee-kan]. Australian. any container in which water may be carried and boiled over a campfire, ranging from a makeshift tin can to a special earthenware kettle; any pot or kettle in which tea is boiled over a campfire.

Textiles. (in Great Britain) a roving machine.