"billypot" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 billypot.ogg Forms: billypots [plural], billy-pot [alternative]
Etymology: Scottish, from 19th century. The Australian usage is sometimes claimed to be related to billabong. Head templates: {{en-noun}} billypot (plural billypots)
  1. (Scotland) A cooking pot. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-billypot-en-noun-WmkmcAhP Categories (other): Scottish English
  2. (Australia) A billycan used to boil tea. Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Tea
    Sense id: en-billypot-en-noun-CPOrza5N Disambiguation of Tea: 23 77 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: billy, billycan

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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          "text": "c. 1882-1898, Francis James Child, Child's Collected Ballads, 12: Lord Randall,\n“What did she boil it in, Willie doo, Willie doo?”\n“She boild it in the billy-pot; die shall I now!”"
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        "(Australia) A billycan used to boil tea."
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