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Old Bill

Meaning of "Old Bill" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OLD BILL

Of uncertain origin: perhaps derived from the World War I cartoon of a soldier with a drooping moustache.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF OLD BILL

Old Bill


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLD BILL

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Old Bill is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OLD BILL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Old Bill (comics)

Old Bill is a fictional character created in 1914-15 by cartoonist Bruce Bairnsfather. Old Bill was depicted as an elderly, pipe-smoking British "tommy" with a walrus moustache. The character achieved a great deal of popularity during World War I where it was considered a major morale booster for the British troops. Old Bill and his younger troopmate little Alphie were private infantrymen in the British Expeditionary Force. Many claims have been put forth as being the model for "Old Bill" but the most likely appears to be Thomas Henry Rafferty, a lance corporal from Birmingham in Bairnsfather's regiment, the Royal Warwickshires, who was killed in the same action that invalided Bairnsfather in April 1915. Rafferty was featured in the Weekly Dispatch in 1917, referred to as "Old Bill," along with a photograph taken by Bairnsfather.

Definition of Old Bill in the English dictionary

The definition of Old Bill in the dictionary is a policeman.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLD BILL

Old Bailey · old bat · old bird · old boy · old boy network · Old Bulgarian · Old Castile · Old Catholic · old chum · Old Church Slavic · Old Church Slavonic · old clothes man · Old Contemptibles · old country · Old Dart · old days · Old Delhi · Old Dominion · Old Dutch · Old English

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLD BILL

back and fill · bill · Buffalo Bill · fill · fit the bill · free-will · grill · hill · ill · kill · mill · Reform Bill · run of the mill · skill · still · the Old Bill · till · what you will · will · with a will

Synonyms and antonyms of Old Bill in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Old Bill» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLD BILL

Find out the translation of Old Bill to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Old Bill from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Old Bill» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

旧条例
1,325 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Spanish

Bill Antiguo
570 millions of speakers
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English

Old Bill
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

पुराने बिल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيل قديم
280 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Russian

Старый Билл
278 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Portuguese

Old Bill
270 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Bengali

ওল্ড বিল
260 millions of speakers
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Translator English - French

Old Bill
220 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Malay

Rang Undang-Undang Lama
190 millions of speakers
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Translator English - German

Old Bill
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

古いビル
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

올드 빌
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Javanese

Lawas Bill
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Bill cũ
80 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Tamil

பழைய பில்
75 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Marathi

जुने बिल
75 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Turkish

Eski Bill
70 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Italian

Old Bill
65 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Polish

stary Bill
50 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Старий Білл
40 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Romanian

Old Bill
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Old Bill
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Old Bill
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Old Bill
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Old Bill
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Old Bill

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD BILL»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Old Bill

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLD BILL»

Discover the use of Old Bill in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Old Bill and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Old Bill Williams, Mountain Man
He was a master trapper and so identified himself in signing his name. He was one of the guides of the Sibley survey of the Santa Fe Trail in 1825 and some twenty years later was a guide with two different Fremont expeditions.
Alpheus Hoyt Favour, 1962
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Old Bill Miner: Last of the Famous Western Bandits
Bill Miner, the gentleman bandit, enjoyed more popularity in his day than Jesse James or Billy the Kid.
Frank W. Anderson, 2011
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Old Bill
Th e book has something for everyone, you will relate to the children playing and turning into men. You go on a wild journey locating one of the most sought after ancient, bibilical Relics of all time.
Dave Kincaid, 2010
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This Old Bill
Recreates the life and larger-than-life legend of Buffalo Bill Cody, whose, early years as an Army scout and buffalo hunter were later memorialized in his own traveling "Wild West" show
Loren D. Estleman, 1984
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Step it Down: Games, Plays, Songs, and Stories from the ...
Old Bill the Rolling Pin When the mule wouldn't do nothing but the possum-la, that means he'd back around and cut up and like that— like he was dancing. . . . Mrs. Jones says that Old Bill was a "patteroller" and that people made this song up ...
Bessie Jones, Bess Lomax Hawes, 1972
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Popular Science
2. The photo Old Bill dug out of his files, showing T. Sakamoto, a machinist in Hawaii, using a planer to cut a keyway in a large gear. Fig. 1. When Old Bill and Laten saw the damaged gear, they knew they were in for a cumbersome, difficult job ...
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Pecos Bill: The Greatest Cowboy of All Time
Relates some of the legends of Pecos Bill, from the moment he bounced out of his family's covered wagon to the day his long-lost brother appears and explains that Bill is not like the coyotes that have raised him.
James Cloyd Bowman, 2007
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Popular Science
The superintendent stood hidden in the shadow of the roundhouse, in silent admiration of the throbbing locomotive. He watched Old Bill and his fireman as the two potteied around engine number 5019. some kind of a raw deal. He stamped ...
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The Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction
Akhil Reed Amar brilliantly illuminates in rich detail not simply the text, structure, and history of individual clauses of the 1789 Bill, but their intended relationships to each other and to other constitutional provisions.
Akhil Reed Amar, 2008
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
22nd November, 2004 Old bill noun 1 the penis UK • The horse had an old bill about five foot long and it was practically touching the floor. — Lenny McLean, Tht Guv'nor, p. 44. 1998 • My old bill's up and pointing at me again now.
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLD BILL»

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Darin, Brooke Aldridge bring bluegrass and gospel to Opry
There are some old Bill Monroe classics like 'My Rose of Old Kentucky' that we wanted to throw in there. We added a couple of Country ... «Huntington Herald Dispatch, Jul 15»
2
#FlashbackFriday – Friendlies: Part Four
The old bill put a block on Celtic being the opposition. Most boring pre season game at Highbury was v Inter 0-0 95 . - Post No. 77196 ... «Online Gooner, Jul 15»
3
Mel and Darnell Holopirek named Old Bill Honoree
Each year the Barton Community College Foundation Board chooses someone to honor with the “Old Bill” honorarium. This year's honorees ... «Great Bend Tribune, Jul 15»
4
94-year-old man's touching Humans of Dublin story puts life into …
But a post about 94-year-old Bill Doran struck a chord with Facebook users after it went up on Monday. The story — one of love and loss, and ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
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BLUEGRASS MOMENTS: Bill Keith honored at Grey Fox Banjo …
OAK HILL - Bela Fleck, Tony Trischka and six other banjo greats honored 75-year-old Bill Keith Friday, July 17 at the Grey Fox Bluegrass ... «Lake Placid News, Jul 15»
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Fit and Famous Dreamboys strip for fans at Arena
Hope and Glory featured nine-year-old Bill Rohan celebrating the destruction of his school by a wayward Luftwaffe bomb. Queen and Country ... «Herts Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Bill Simmons Joins HBO After Being Dumped by ESPN
The 45-year old Bill Simmons was among the most prominent personalities associated with ESPN. He was a part of the network since 2001 ... «I4U News, Jul 15»
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Bill Shorten's push to support asylum seeker turnbacks will test …
Good old Bill, would kiss the earth for a vote. Now if he had any GUTS he would congratulate Abbott for turning them around. Whats next Bill? «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
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Bill Cosby plugged out of 'Painted Down' documentary post allegations
However, the 78-year-old Bill Cosby's lawyer Marty Singer has slammed the assault allegations against Cosby. The documentary on the other ... «Financial Express, Jul 15»
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Fatal alleged Vic road rage has 2 in court
A co-accused, 39-year-old Bill Panagiotidis from Maribyrnong, allegedly helped conceal the location of Orfanidis' car, between July 5 and July ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
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