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tyan-a-dick

tyan-a-dick numeral: twelve in Cumbrian sheep counting.

Numeral

tyan-a-dick

  1. (Cumbria) Twelve in Cumbrian sheep counting.

Origin of tyan-a-dick

From Brythonic numerals. Literally tyan a (“and”) dick.

Questions about tyan-a-dick

What does tyan-a-dick mean?
Tyan-a-dick means twelve in Cumbrian sheep counting.
What part of speech is tyan-a-dick?
Tyan-a-dick is a numeral.

Words near tyan-a-dick in the dictionary

  1. Tyagis
  2. Tyalgum
  3. Tyalgum Creek
  4. tyan
  5. tyan-a-bumfit
  6. tyan-a-dick
  7. tyanzi
  8. tyanzis
  9. Tyap
  10. Tyapic
  11. Tyaps

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