Powdike

Quick meaning: Powdike is a noun meaning (UK, obsolete) A dike around a marsh or fen.

Meaning

(UK, obsolete) A dike around a marsh or fen.

Example Sentences

Powdikes or other Banks in Marsh-land

cut down or break up the Powdike in Marshland

[…] perversely and maliciously to cut down or destroy the powdike, in the fens of Norfolk and Ely, is felony[…]

Therefore Marshland (as Things now stand) runs a double Risque of Inundation. - First, from the Land Waters, wich overflow the Fens, and rise high against the Powdike in time of Floods, whereby the said Powdike is in danger to be rent and torn, undermin'd and blown up. [...] raise such violent Waves against the Powdike, as will break and tear it to pieces.

Word Forms

• powdikes

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dike, dyke, dyking, podge, digue, drock.

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