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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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tyek
English
Alternative forms
- take (Standard English)
- tak (Wearside)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tj?k/
Verb
tyek (third-person singular simple present tyeks, present participle tyekin, simple past teuk, past participle tyeken)
- (Tyneside) To take.
- Heor pet, tyek this stotty for yer bait today
References
- Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, ?ISBN
Anagrams
- Kyte, Tyke, kyte, tyke
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Verb
tyek
- To hit
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