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Dike [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A ditch; an excavation made in the earth by digging, of greater length than breadth, intended as a reservoir of water, a drain, or for other purpose.

2. A mound of earth, of stones, or of other materials, intended to prevent low lands, from being inundated by the sea or a river. The low countries of Holland are thus defended by dikes.

3. A vein of basalt, greenstone or other stony substance.

Dike [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To dig. [Not in use.]

Dike [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To surround with a dike; to secure by a bank.

Dike [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A ditch; a channel for water made by digging.

2. An embankment to prevent inundations; a levee.

3. A wall of turf or stone.

4. A wall-like mass of mineral matter, usually an intrusion of igneous rocks, filling up rents or fissures in the original strata.

Dike [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To work as a ditcher; to dig.

Dike [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To surround or protect with a dike or dry bank; to secure with a bank.

2. To drain by a dike or ditch.

Diked [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Diker [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A ditcher.

2. One who builds stone walls; usually, one who builds them without lime.