"dyke" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: /dəik/ Forms: dykes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English dīc. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|ang|dīc}} Old English dīc Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|dykes|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} dyke (plural dykes), {{sco-noun}} dyke (plural dykes)
  1. A dry-stone wall usually forming a boundary to a wood, field or garden.
    Sense id: en-dyke-sco-noun-hKuDhE9h Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 59 39 2
  2. A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, sometimes topped with hedge planting, used as a fence between any two portions of land.
    Sense id: en-dyke-sco-noun-ONltgJYC
  3. A hedge
    Sense id: en-dyke-sco-noun-wC91Rc1d
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