Editing Billycan (section)

{{Short description|Metal bucket used for boiling water over a campfire}}
{{For|the dolls or icons called Billycan|billiken}}

A '''billycan''' is an Australian term for a lightweight [[cooking pot]] in the form of a metal bucket<ref>Black, S. J. S. 2010 ''"Tried and Tested": community cookbooks in Australia, 1890–1980''. Thesis (Ph.D.). University of Adelaide, School of History and Politics</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ak6cBQAAQBAJ&q=%22billy%22+%22can%22+%22boiling%22+%22australia%22&pg=PA1364|title=The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English|first1=Tom|last1=Dalzell|first2=Terry|last2=Victor|date=27 November 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317625117|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="Farrell, Michael 2010">Farrell, Michael. "Death Watch: Reading the Common Object of the Billycan in 'Waltzing Matilda{{'"}}. ''Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature'' 10 (2010)</ref> commonly used for boiling water, making tea/coffee or cooking over a [[campfire]]<ref name="nma.gov.au">{{cite web |title=National Museum of Australia - Billy |url=https://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/defining-symbols-australia/billy |website=National Museum of Australia}}</ref> or to carry water.<ref name="Farrell, Michael 2010"/> It is commonly known simply as a '''billy''', or occasionally as a '''billy can''' ('''billy tin''' or '''billy pot''' in Canada).