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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Tike \Tike\, noun [Icel. t[=i]k a bitch; akin to Sw. tik.] 1. A dog; a cur. ''Bobtail tike or trundle-tail.'' --Shak. 2. A countryman or clown; a boorish, clumsy, or eccentric person; -- also spelled {tyke}. [1913 Webster +PJC] 3. a small child; -- variant of {tyke}. [PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: noun 1: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement [syn: {peasant}, {barbarian}, {boor}, {churl}, {Goth}, {tike}] 2: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "'tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {child}, {kid}, {youngster}, {minor}, {shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {fry}, {nestling}] |
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