| 单词 | ward-dyke |
| 释义 | > as lemmasward-dyke ward-dyke n. a wall enclosing or bounding a ward (sense 21b); also, a defensive dyke against water. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of cattle > [noun] > fence or barrier ward-dyke1561 horngarth1779 ox-fence1811 ox rail1844 oxer1859 skerm1861 1561 in Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 1585, 256/2 Fra the said croft north..to the brig of Balgonie, ewin to the ward-dyk of the Brig-feildis now pertening to Alex. Paip. 1602 in Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 474/1 Ane merchestane infixit in the waird-dyke standand beneth the place of Kirktounhill. 1854 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 15 i. 19 Crests, cradges, and ward-dykes constructed to hold off fen-waters from inned grounds. < as lemmas |
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