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noun
A kind of terraced house with distinctive curved gables, formerly common in Dublin and other Irish towns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Apparently a transferred use of Dutch Billy, a nickname for William III (applied to the houses on account of their Dutch appearance).
