billets

An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish.

A short informal letter.

A written order to quarter soldiers.

A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge.

An allocated space or berth in a boat or ship.

Berth; position.

(of a householder etc.) To lodge soldiers, or guests, usually by order.

(of a soldier) To lodge, or be quartered, in a private house.

To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge.

A semi-finished length of metal.

A short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood.

A short cutting of sugar cane produced by a harvester or used for planting.

A rectangle used as a charge on an escutcheon.

An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood, either square or round.

(saddlery) A strap that enters a buckle.

A loop that receives the end of a buckled strap.