Sentence:  Over the fence, in a shallow gully 100 metres away, this guy and his wife were living on the dirt in the open weather with just a blanket, <WSD>billies</WSD>, a dog and a transistor radio. They didn't even have water. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A tin used by bushmen to boil tea; a billycan; a billypot.