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Tyke vs Wyke - What's the difference?

tyke | wyke |

As nouns the difference between tyke and wyke

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

As a proper noun tyke

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

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

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    * Tyke

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    wyke

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • (Chaucer)
    (Webster 1913)