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dike-grave
ˈdike-grave Also 7 -greave, 8– digrave. [a. MDu. dijcgrave, mod.Du. dijkgraaf, f. dijk dike + graaf count, earl.] a. In Holland, an officer whose function it is to take charge of the dikes or sea-walls. b. In England (esp. Lincolnshire), an officer who has charge of the drains, sluices, and sea-bank... Oxford English Dictionary
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dike-warden
dike-warden [f. dike n.1 + warden: cf. way-warden.] = dike-grave.1890 Saintsbury Ess. 253 Seithenyn, the drunken prince and dyke-warden. Oxford English Dictionary
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digrave
ˈdigrave obs. or dial. var. of dike-grave.1721–1800 Bailey, Digrave, Dike-grave, an Officer who takes Care of Banks and Ditches. Oxford English Dictionary
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dyke-
ˈdike-reeve, dyke- [f. dike n.1 + reeve: perhaps an alteration of dike-grave, -greave, by identifying its final part with the Eng. reeve, as in port-reeve.] An officer appointed or approved by the Commissioners of Sewers, to take charge of the drains, sluices, and sea-banks of a district of fen or m... Oxford English Dictionary
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ditch
▪ I. ditch, n.1 (dɪtʃ) Forms: 1–3 d{iacu}c, 2–7 dich(e, 4–6 dych(e (4 dicche), 5–7 ditche (6 deche, dytch), 6– ditch. [OE. d{iacu}c, which has also given dike n.1, q.v. The analogy of other words, e.g. ME. like, liche, (dead) body, like, liche, adj., -rik, -riche, suffix in kinrik, kyneriche, etc., ... Oxford English Dictionary
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