Sike
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /saɪk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sike is a noun meaning (Yorkshire) Such.
Meaning
(Yorkshire) Such.
More Meanings
- (Scotland, Northumbria) 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.
- (archaic or Northern England) To sigh or sob.
- (archaic or Northern England) A sigh.
- (slang) Alternative form of psych.
Example Sentences
She macks sike warke.
[...] a great gathering o' their folk at the Miry-sikes, […]
It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh;[…]
The swankies lap thro' mire and syke, Wow as their heads did birr!
Word Forms
- sikes
- siking
- siked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cisco, syke, sipe, sitch, strand, gutters.
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