DCHP-1 Online
Christy christy [prob. < Christy & Co., an English hat manufacturer] 
n. a derby or bowler hat.
- 1887 When this poser is speaking, I look one of the supporters to rise and hang his christy upon one of the extended limbs.
- 1958 (1962) He hung his new Christie on the wall and took a seat halfway down the empty lunch counter.
- 1887 When this poser is speaking, I look one of the supporters to rise and hang his christy upon one of the extended limbs.