diker

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diker

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From dike + -er.

noun dikers · dyker

One who digs or works on dykes; a ditcher. Their armour and weapons were found at times, by delvers and dykers, for centuries after; are found at times unto this day, beneath the rich drained cornfields which now fill up that black half-mile[.]
Northern England, Scotland One who builds stone walls, usually dry-stone without lime.

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@misc{diker_2026,
  title = {diker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/diker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}