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English Dictionary: Dicky by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Dicky
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dicky
adj
  1. (British informal) faulty; "I've got this dicky heart"- John le Carre
    Synonym(s): dicky, dickey
n
  1. a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two- seater
    Synonym(s): dickey, dickie, dicky, dickey-seat, dickie-seat, dicky-seat
  2. a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
    Synonym(s): dickey, dickie, dicky, shirtfront
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dickey \Dick"ey\, Dicky \Dick"y\, n.
      1. A seat behind a carriage, for a servant.
  
      2. A false shirt front or bosom.
  
      3. A gentleman's shirt collar. [Local, U. S.]
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