"February fill-dike" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: February fill-dyke [alternative], February fill dyke [alternative], fill-dike [alternative], fill-dyke [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=February fill-dike}} February fill-dike
  1. A rural appellation for the month of February, when rain or melting snow fills dykes with water. Categories (topical): Months Derived forms: February fill dyke, be it black or be it white Translations (rural appellation for the month of February): февра́ль-водоле́й (fevrálʹ-vodoléj) [masculine] (Russian), febrero, cebadero [Castilian, dated] (Spanish), lluvioso febrero, año cebadero [dated] (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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