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Dikes

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of dike form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of dykes (“diagonal cutting pliers”). alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:dykes."

Etymology

Etymology 1

See dike.

Etymology 2

Likely a blend of diagonal + cut, with influence from dyke and dike.

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