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- Variations appeared, such as the " Teddy-Billiken Doll " and the Billycan / Billycant pair ( to drive petty problems away ).
- "Billy, " by the way, is Australian slang for a metal pan for boiling water on an open fire ( alternatively, billycan ).
- A solid-fuel stove may consist of no more than a metal base plate and container to hold the fuel, a set of legs to keep this assembly out of contact with the ground, and some supports for a billycan or other cooking vessel.
- It is widely accepted that the term " billycan " is derived from the large cans used for transporting bouilli or bully beef on Australia-bound ships or during exploration of the outback, which after use were modified for boiling water over a fire; however there is a suggestion that the word may be associated with the Aboriginal " billa " ( meaning water; " cf ."