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dyking
We have found lemma(root) word of dyking : dyke.
Definitions
[dʌɪk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea
- a ditch or watercourse
- an intrusion of igneous rock cutting across existing strata
- a toilet
Phrases:
- put one's finger in the dyke
Origin
:
Middle English (denoting a trench or ditch): from Old Norse dík, related to ditch. dyke has been influenced by Middle Low German dīk ‘dam’ and Middle Dutch dijc ‘ditch, dam’
[dʌɪk], (Verb)
Definitions:
- provide (land) with a wall or embankment to prevent flooding
(e.g: they dyked the marshland along the rivers to provide pasture in summer)
Phrases:
- put one's finger in the dyke
Origin
:
Middle English (denoting a trench or ditch): from Old Norse dík, related to ditch. dyke has been influenced by Middle Low German dīk ‘dam’ and Middle Dutch dijc ‘ditch, dam’
[dʌɪk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a lesbian
Phrases:
Origin
:
1930s: origin uncertain: probably from bull dyke
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