sike
noun
ˈsīk 
1
dialectal, chiefly British : a small stream
especially : one that dries up in summer
2
dialectal, chiefly British : ditch
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English sīc; akin to Old Norse sīk slow stream, Old English sicerian to trickle
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- canners
- cannery
- canneryman
- cannerymen
- Cannes
- canneses
- cannesses
- cannetille
- cannibal
- cannibalic
- cannibalisation
- cannibalisations
- cannibalise
- cannibalised
- cannibalises
- cannibalising
- cannibalism
- cannibalisms
- cannibalistic
- cannibalistically
- cannibality
- cannibalization
- cannibalizations
- cannibalize
- cannibalized