Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dyke"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dyke \Dyke\, n.
See {Dike}. The spelling dyke is restricted by some to the
geological meaning.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dyke
n 1: offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
[syn: {butch}, {dike}]
2: a barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to
keep out the sea [syn: {dam}, {dike}, {levee}]
v : enclose with a dike; "dike the land to protect it from
water" [syn: {dike}]
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