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fill-dike

name

Etymology

From fill + dike.

  1. derived from dīk
  2. derived from dijc
  3. derived from díki
  4. derived from dik
  5. compounded as fill-dike — “fill + dike”

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of February fill-dike.

    • The Anglo-Saxons called February several names: "Sprout-kale," from the sprouting of cabbage or kale, and "Fill-dike," when the rain and melting snow fills the ditches to overflowing.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA