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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Dick·ey, Dick·y  n.
 1. 1. A false detachable shirt front or bosom. [Also spelled dickie.]
 2. A gentleman's shirt collar. [Local, U. S.]
 3. A hat; esp., in U. S., a stiff hat or derby; in Eng., a straw hat. [Slang]
 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.
 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.
    I've got this dicky heart --John le Carre
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