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dyking Definition


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dyke1
dike
noun
    1. A wall or embankment built to prevent flooding.
    2. geol.
      A vertical or semi-vertical sheet of igneous rock that cuts across the layering or bedding planes in the surrounding rock.
    (especially Scots)
    3. A wall, eg surrounding a field.
    (Austral & NZ)
    4. slang
      A lavatory.
verb dyked, dyking
    1. To protect or drain with a dyke.
    intr
    2. To make or build a dyke.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon dic ditch.



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