From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dickey \Dick"ey\, Dicky \Dick"y\, n.
1.
1. A false detachable shirt front or bosom. [Also spelled
dickie.]
[1913 Webster]
2. A gentleman's shirt collar. [Local, U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
3. A hat; esp., in U. S., a stiff hat or derby; in Eng., a
straw hat. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4.
(a) A seat for the driver (In a carriage); -- called also
dickey box or dickie seat.
(b) A seat at the back for servants.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
5. One of various animals; specif.:
(a) A donkey.
(b) Any small bird; -- called also dickeybird or dickey
bird. [Colloq.]
(c) The hedge sparrow. [Dial. Eng.]
(d) The haddock.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] dickeybird
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
dicky \dicky\ adj.
Faulty. [British informal]
Syn: dickey.
[WordNet 1.5]
I've got this dicky heart --John le
Carre
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
dicky \dicky\ n.
See dickey.
[WordNet 1.5]