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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 it," he said, "but I yike my wart better."

From Explorers of the Dawn by Christopher Morley

"Yaya doesn't yike 'ollid ole castles," she said.

From The Professional Aunt by Mary C.E. Wemyss

When you is in love, first you burns yike a furnace, an' en you shwivel up wiv the cold.

From Explorers of the Dawn by Christopher Morley

"The Bishop brought him wight here in the pony twap," added The Seraph, "and we'd all yike a little nushment, please."

From Explorers of the Dawn by Christopher Morley

There was once a student fellow and he didn't yike live birds, either.

From Explorers of the Dawn by Christopher Morley

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