"bivvy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bivvies [plural]
Etymology: From bivouac + -y. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bivouac}} bivouac, {{suffix|en||y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} bivvy (plural bivvies)
  1. (colloquial) A small tent or shelter. Tags: colloquial Derived forms: bivvy bag
    Sense id: en-bivvy-en-noun-xRUC0pJt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Perhaps related to beverage. Etymology templates: {{m|en|beverage}} beverage Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} bivvy
  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) Beer. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-bivvy-en-noun-QT-3V1yK Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: bivvies [present, singular, third-person], bivvying [participle, present], bivvied [participle, past], bivvied [past]
Etymology: From bivouac + -y. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bivouac}} bivouac, {{suffix|en||y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-verb}} bivvy (third-person singular simple present bivvies, present participle bivvying, simple past and past participle bivvied)
  1. To erect, or to stay in, such a tent or shelter.
    Sense id: en-bivvy-en-verb-Zk~vwHki
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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