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Sike (noun) means (regional) A small stream that often dries up in summer, or the ditch or boggy ground it flows through.

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(regional) A small stream that often dries up in summer, or the ditch or boggy ground it flows through.
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Etymology

From Northern Middle English sike, from Old English sīċ (see sitch), possibly also from or related to Old Norse sík; both from Proto-Germanic *sīką (“slow flowing water; trickle”). Cognate with Norwegian sik. Compare Scots sheuch.

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"sike" (noun) means (regional) A small stream that often dries up in summer, or the ditch or boggy ground it flows through.
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