dicky vs neckband

dicky

noun
  • A detachable shirt front, collar or bib. 

  • A leather apron for a gig, etc. 

  • The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car. 

  • A louse. 

  • Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar. 

  • A haddock. 

  • A small bird; a dicky-bird. 

  • An insignificant sound or thing; dicky-bird. 

  • A pilot. 

  • A hedge sparrow. 

  • A donkey. 

adj
  • like a dick, foolish or obnoxious 

  • doubtful, troublesome; in poor condition 

neckband

noun
  • The part of a shirt encircling the neck. 

  • A band worn around the neck. 

verb
  • To attach a band around the neck (especially of wild animals) 

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