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powdike

powdike noun: a dike around a marsh or fen.

Noun

powdike (plural powdikes)

  1. (UK, obsolete) A dike around a marsh or fen.
    • cut down or break up the Powdike in Marshland1628–1644, Edw[ard] Coke, (please specify |part=1 to 4), London
    • Powdikes or other Banks in Marsh-land1705, Michael Dalton, The Country Justice, page 383

Forms of powdike

pluralpowdikes

Origin of powdike

Scots pow, pou (“a pool, a watery or marshy place”), from pool.

Questions about powdike

What does powdike mean?
Powdike means a dike around a marsh or fen.
What part of speech is powdike?
Powdike is a noun.
What is the plural of powdike?
The plural of powdike is powdikes.

Words near powdike in the dictionary

  1. powdery liveforevers
  2. powdery mildew
  3. powdery mildews
  4. powdery scab
  5. powderyng tubb
  6. powdike
  7. powdikes
  8. powdre
  9. powdreing tubb
  10. powdres
  11. powdrin tub

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