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yike

British  
/ jaɪk /

noun

  1. an argument, squabble, or fight

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to argue, squabble, or fight

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of yike

origin unknown


Example Sentences

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“I yike to yook at it!” she said, turning to 170 smile at Patty, in a friendly way.

From Patty's Social Season by Carolyn Wells

"I should yike a little nushment, please," interrupted The Seraph in his turn.

From Explorers of the Dawn by Christopher Morley

She was followed and gently reasoned with, but her only explanation was that she did n't "yike to eat wiv so many peoples."

From Polly Oliver's Problem by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

The Seraph was the first to recover, piping cheerfully— "I yike piwates!"

From Explorers of the Dawn by Christopher Morley

"I don't yike you, Aunt Jennie," said Wilbur, after his aunt had interfered with some cherished idea he had in mind.

From Harper's Round Table, October 15, 1895 by Various

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