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Definition of Diker
1. n. A ditcher.
Definition of Diker
1. Noun. A ditcher. ¹
2. Noun. (Scotland) One who builds stone walls, usually without lime. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Diker
1. one that dikes [n -S] - See also: dikes
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diker
Literary usage of Diker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1896)
"William Howard and Robert Rootes the apprentices of Thomas diker. ... My sister
in law Elizabeth the daughter of the said Thomas diker. ..."
2. The Growth of English Industry and Commerce by William Cunningham (1882)
"A Last of Leather doth consist of Twenty diker, and every diker consisteth of
... A diker of Gloves consisteth of Ten Pair of Gloves. Item, a diker of House ..."
3. Select Pleas in Manorial and Other Seignorial Courts by Frederic William Maitland (1889)
"... of 20 diker and every diker consisteth of ten skins. A diker of gloves consisteth
of ten pair of gloves '; Assize of Weights and Measures. ..."
4. Somerset Medieval Wills by Frederic William Weaver (1903)
"1503. JOHN DICKER. [8 HOLGRAVE.] February 8th, 1503. John diker, of ... if the
said Robert diker behaves himself well and kindly towards her, ..."
5. The Publications of the Selden Society by Selden Society (1889)
"... of 20 diker and every diker consisteth of ten skins. A diker of gloves consisteth
of ten pair of gloves '; Assize of Weights and Measures. ..."
6. The Cruise of the Betsey: Or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous by Hugh Miller (1860)
"In breaking open a building stone, the diker had found the inside of it, he said,
covered over with curiously carved flowers ..."
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