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fail dyke

fail dyke noun: a wall of turf.

Noun

fail dyke (plural fail dykes)

  1. (Scotland) A wall of turf.

Forms of fail dyke

pluralfail dykes

Questions about fail dyke

What does fail dyke mean?
Fail dyke means a wall of turf.
What part of speech is fail dyke?
Fail dyke is a noun.
What is the plural of fail dyke?
The plural of fail dyke is fail dykes.

Words near fail dyke in the dictionary

  1. faikins
  2. fail
  3. fail and divot
  4. fail at life
  5. fail closed
  6. fail dyke
  7. fail dykes
  8. fail fast
  9. fail of
  10. fail open
  11. fail out

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