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tyke
English
Alternative forms
- tike
Etymology
From Middle English tike, tyke, from Old Norse tík (“bitch”). Compare modern Icelandic tík (“bitch, female dog”), Faroese tík (“bitch, female dog”), Swedish tik (“bitch, female dog”). For sense 5, early 20th century: alteration of Taig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta?k/
- Rhymes: -a?k
Noun
tyke (plural tykes)
- (dialectal) A mongrel dog.
- (colloquial) A small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one
- (Canada) An initiation level of sports competition for young children (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (dated, chiefly Britain) A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
- 1900, Joseph Conrad, Lord Him, ch 5:
- Why, the inquiry thing, the yellow-dog thing—you wouldn’t think a mangy, native tyke would be allowed to trip up people in the verandah of a magistrate’s court, would you?
- 1900, Joseph Conrad, Lord Him, ch 5:
- (Britain, informal) A person from Yorkshire; a Yorkshireman or Yorkshirewoman
- (Australia, New Zealand, informal, derogatory) A Roman Catholic
Synonyms
- (mongrel dog): mongrel, mutt
- (slang: small child): ankle-biter, nipper, tot
Related terms
- Tyke
Translations
References
“tyke”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000
Anagrams
- Kyte, kyte, tyek
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tyee
English
Etymology
From Chinook.
Noun
tyee (plural tyees)
- (Canada) A large chinook salmon that weighs more than 13.5 kg.
Anagrams
- eyet, yeet, yete
Chinook
Noun
tyee
- The chief of a Chinook tribe.
San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo
Etymology
C.f. tye (“father”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?e?/
Noun
tyee (plural ntyee)
- priest
References
- Stewart, Cloyd; Stewart, Ruth D.; colaboradores amuzgos (2000) Diccionario amuzgo de San Pedro Amuzgos, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 44)?[1] (in Spanish), Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., ?ISBN
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