Dethick

D2E1T1H4I1C3K5
/ˈdɛθɪk/

proper noun

A hamlet in Dethick, Lea and Holloway parish, Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3258).

OriginOld English dēaþ →
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Meanings

proper nounDethick (countable and uncountable, plural Dethicks)

plural Dethicks

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Dethick, Lea and Holloway parish, Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3258).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishdēaþ“death”
  2. EnglishDethick

From Old English dēaþ (“death”) + āc (“oak”), denoting an oak on which criminals were hanged.

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APA

Dethick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dethick

MLA

“Dethick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dethick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dethick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dethick.

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