| betty | 1. [Supposed to be a cant word, from Betty, for Elizabeth, as such an instrument is also called Bess (i. E, Elizabeth) in the Canting Dictionary of 1725, and Jenny (i. E, Jane)] A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open. Alternative forms: bettee] "The powerful betty, or the artful picklock." (Arbuthnot) 2. [Betty, nickname for Elizabeth] A name of contempt given to a man who interferes with the duties of women in a household, or who occupies himself with womanish matters. 3. A pear-shaped bottle covered round with straw, in which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; called by chemists a Florence flask. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| betty | United States feminist who founded a national organization for women (born in 1921) |
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| betty | United States feminist who founded a national organization for women (born in 1921) |
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