| Dike (dike) |
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| n. | (d***imacr]) |
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| Dike |
| [OE. dic,
dike, diche, ditch, AS. d***imacr]c dike, ditch;
akin to D. dijk dike, G. deich, and prob. teich
pond, Icel. d***imacr]ki dike, ditch, Dan. dige; perh.
akin to Gr. t |
A ditch; a channel for
water made by digging.
An embankment to prevent inundations; a
levee.
A wall of turf or stone.
A wall-like mass of mineral
matter, usually an intrusion of igneous rocks, filling up rents or
fissures in the original strata.
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To surround or protect with a dike or dry bank; to secure with a
bank.
To drain by a dike or ditch.
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To work as a ditcher;
to dig.
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