Dutch billy
nounEtymology
Apparently a transferred use of Dutch Billy, a nickname for William III (applied to the houses on account of their Dutch appearance).
- derived from appearance)
- derived from Billy
Definitions
A kind of terraced house with distinctive curved gables, formerly common in Dublin and…
A kind of terraced house with distinctive curved gables, formerly common in Dublin and other Irish towns.
- They were ready to be superseded on their sites at the end of the seventeeth century by what we call the "Dutch Billy" houses.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA