英语词汇billycan的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	billycan
词源	billycan. Even an aboriginal language has made its contribu- tions to English. Billycan or billy for any can in which water can be carried and boiled over a fire, derives from the Aboriginal Australian billa, “water.” The word has limited use in England and America as well as in Australia.
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