syke

[ sahyk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Scot. and North England.

Syke states in his account of an Indian ant, Pheidole providens, that this species collects a great store of grass-seeds.

Page 13: "Syke's" changed to "Sykes's" for spelling consistentcy (Sykes's farewell to his dog).

A fountain will be found termed a "syke" when occurring in the arms of any family of the name of Sykes.

In these lay a gret multitude of syke men, blinde, crokid, and drye.

Dick o' the Syke was grubbing among the fallen wreck of the charred and dismantled mill.

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