fill-dike

English

Etymology

From fill +‎ dike.

Proper noun

fill-dike

  1. Alternative form of February fill-dike.
    • [2011, Michael Judge, “100 Words Concerning Rain”, in The Dance of Time, →ISBN, page 104:
      The Anglo-Saxons called February several names: "Sprout-kale," from the sprouting of cabbage or kale, and "Fill-dike," when the rain and melting snow fills the ditches to overflowing.]

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