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Old Bill — n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps from Old Bill complaining old soldier in cartoons by Bruce Bairnsfather (1888 1959)] the Old Bill BrE informal the police … Dictionary of contemporary English
Old Bill — noun 1. A soldier with a drooping moustache in World War I cartoons by Bruce Bairnsfather 2. The police (slang; sometimes with the) • • • Main Entry: ↑old … Useful english dictionary
Old Bill (cartoon character) — Old Bill Old Bill [1] Comic strip(s) Fragments from France Creator(s) Bruce Bairnsf … Wikipedia
Old Bill's Fun Run for Charities — Date Second Saturday in September Location Jackson, Wyoming Distance 10K, 5K, 5K Youth Beneficiary All Jackson Hole Nonprofit Organizations Established … Wikipedia
Old Bill and Son — is a 1941 British, black and white, comedy, war film, directed by Ian Dalrymple and starring Morland Graham, John Mills, Mary Clare and Ronald Shiner as Herbert Bert Smith.[1] It was produced by Legeran Films. Contents 1 Synopsis … Wikipedia
Old Bill Through the Ages — is a 1924 British silent comedy fantasy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Syd Walker, Arthur Cleave and Jack Denton.[1] A soldier serving in the trenches during the First World War falls asleep and travels through time encountering a… … Wikipedia
Old Bill Jones — Single by Mercey Brothers Released 1970 Genre Country Label Columbia … Wikipedia
Bill, the Bill, the Old Bill — n British the police. A working class London term which slowly entered common currency during the 1970s, partly owing to tele vision police dramas. The term s origins are obscure. It seems to have passed from Bill or Old Bill , a mock affec… … Contemporary slang
old bill — see bill … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
old bill — Cockney Rhyming Slang Police … English dialects glossary
