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noun

dickie n.

A small 3rd seat in the back of an old-fashioned 2-seat car. (British English)

Synonyms: dickey, dicky, dickey-seat, dickie-seat, dicky-seat, dickey box.

An article of clothing worn by men, consisting of a detachable insert (usually starched), worn suspended from the neck, which simulates the front of a shirt.

Synonyms: dickey, dicky, shirtfront.

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Etymology of 'Dickie'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Dickie" Quotes from Famous Books

... Dickie Dexter Had a wife and vexed her. She put him in a rabbit cage And fed him peppermint ...

— The Peter Patter Book of Nursery Rhymes • Leroy F. Jackson

... Raven drily, "I've seen Tenney, too. And seen him in action. Now, Dickie, you put away your man-of-the-world attitude toward battle, murder, and sudden death, and you let me tell you a ...

— Old Crow • Alice Brown

Words linked to "Dickie" : Great Britain, backseat, dicky-seat, Britain, shirt, dickie-seat, shirtfront, dickey-seat, United Kingdom, inset, dicky, UK, U.K., dickey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland