• Fill-dyke

    Origin

    en + fill + dyke

    Full definition of fill-dyke

    Proper noun

    fill-dyke

    (plural fill-dykes)
    1. Alternative form of en
      • 1998-02, From the Editor, Even Anglo-Saxon spin doctors gave up when it came to giving February a good name. Our ancestors called this dreary month 'Sprout-Kale', on account of cabbages being the only things that were showing signs of life. When they weren't saying things like, 'I'll be glad when Sprout-Kale is over,' they were grumbling, 'Fill-Dyke is wetter than usual' because that was another term they used for this depressing time of year.
      • 2016, Rain: Four Walks in English Weather, Fill-dyke: February, the month of rainfall
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