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Dethick

/ˈdɛθɪk/

Dethick proper noun: a hamlet in Dethick, Lea and Holloway parish, Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3258).

Proper noun

Dethick (countable and uncountable, plural Dethicks)

  1. A hamlet in Dethick, Lea and Holloway parish, Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3258).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Dethick

pluralDethicks

Origin of Dethick

From Old English dēaþ (“death”) + āc (“oak”), denoting an oak on which criminals were hanged.

Questions about Dethick

What does Dethick mean?
Dethick means a hamlet in Dethick, Lea and Holloway parish, Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3258).
What part of speech is Dethick?
Dethick is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dethick?
Dethick is pronounced /ˈdɛθɪk/.

Words near Dethick in the dictionary

  1. Detheridge
  2. Detheridges
  3. dethermalization
  4. dethermalizer
  5. dethermalizers
  6. Dethick
  7. Dethick, Lea and Holloway
  8. Dethicks
  9. dethiobiotin
  10. dethiolase
  11. dethiolases

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