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Tike vs Tyke - What's the difference?

tike | tyke |

As nouns the difference between tike and tyke

is that tike is (mongrel dog) while tyke is (uk|informal) a yorkshireman or yorkshirewoman; a yorkshire person.

As a proper noun tyke is

a dialect, also known as yorkshire, spoken in the county of yorkshire.

tike

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mongrel dog)
  • * Shakespeare
    • Bobtail tike or trundle-tail.
  • A boorish person.
  • (a kind of arthropod)

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    tyke

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialectal) A mongrel dog.
  • (slang) A small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one
  • # (Canadian) An initiation level of sports competition for young children
  • (dated, chiefly, British) A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
  • (UK, informal) A person from Yorkshire; a Yorkshireman or Yorkshirewoman
  • (Australian, NZ, informal, derogatory) A Roman Catholic

    • Synonyms

    *(mongrel dog) mongrel, mutt * ankle-biter, nipper, tot

    Related terms

    * Tyke

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