noun
sike
Sike (noun) means a gutter or ditch; a small stream that frequently dries up in the summer; the marshy ground or ditch through which such a stream flows.
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A gutter or ditch; a small stream that frequently dries up in the summer; the marshy ground or ditch through which such a stream flows.
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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 a gutter or ditch; a small stream that frequently dries up in the summer; the marshy ground or ditch through which such a stream flows.