Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

   2. One of various animals; specif.:
      (a) A donkey.
      (b) Any small bird; -- called also

   {dickey bird}. [Colloq.]
      (c) The hedge sparrow. [Dial. Eng.]
      (d) The haddock.

   3. In a carriage:
      (a) A seat for the driver; -- called also

   {dickey box}.
      (b) A seat at the back for servants.