See Also: dicky(1)(dictionary)
dicky(2)(dictionary)
dicky 1, adjective(dictionary)
dicky 2, noun(dictionary)

dicky(2) (iou)



dicky noun. Also dickey, dickie. M18.
[Prob. several different words: app. partly from name Dicky, formed as DICK noun1 + -Y6.]
An under petticoat. obsolete exc. dial. M18.
A donkey; spec. a he-ass. colloq. L18.
In full dicky-bird:
a. A small bird. colloq. L18.
b. A word. rhyming slang. E20.
a. A false shirt-front. colloq. E19.
b. A shirt collar. US colloq. M19.
Also dicky seat.
a. Chiefly Hist. A seat at the front of a horse-drawn carriage for the driver; a seat at the rear for servants or a guard. E19.
b. An outside folding seat at the back of a motor vehicle. E20.
Comb.: dicky-bird: see sense 3 above; dicky bow colloq. a bow-tie; dicky seat: see sense 5 above.