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   dicky

   /ˈdɪki/

   noun

   • 1. a false shirt front: informal "a white dicky with a black string bow tie"
   • 2. a folding seat at the back of a vehicle: informal, dated "the Plymouth looks great with its wooden spoked wheels and it even has the original dicky seat"
   • ▪ a driver's seat in a carriage. historical
   • 3. the boot of a car: informal Indian "I have to get the dent in the dicky repaired at that time"

   Word Origin mid 18th century (denoting a petticoat): each sense probably has different origins; perhaps partly from Dicky, pet form of the given name Richard.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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