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Billypot

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Noun
  1. 1
    A cooking pot. Scotland

    "c. 1882-1898, Francis James Child, Child's Collected Ballads, 12: Lord Randall, “What did she boil it in, Willie doo, Willie doo?” “She boild it in the billy-pot; die shall I now!”"

  2. 2
    A billycan used to boil tea. Australia

Etymology

Scottish, from 19th century. The Australian usage is sometimes claimed to be related to billabong.

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