dyke

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The few Spaniards who had been stationed upon the dyke were all, despatched or driven off, and the patriots fortified themselves upon it, without the loss of a man.

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  1. noun Variant of dike1.
  2. noun Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a lesbian.

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