Meanings
proper noun
alternative February fill-dyke · alternative February fill dyke · alternative fill-dike · alternative fill-dyke
- A rural appellation for the month of February, when rain or melting snow fills dykes with water.
January white, February fill-dike.
1851, Thomas Sternberg, The Dialect and Folk-lore of Northamptonshire1 more example
Doris, in her terror, had forgotten that February fill-dike is upon us
1997, Marion Kelsey, Victory Harvest: Diary of a Canadian in the Women's Land Army, page 174
Translations
Russian февра́ль-водоле́й
- февра́ль-водоле́й (fevrálʹ-vodoléj)rural appellation for the month of February
Spanish febrero, cebadero, lluvioso febrero, año cebadero
- febrero, cebaderorural appellation for the month of February
- lluvioso febrero, año cebaderorural appellation for the month of February
Cite this entry
APA
February fill-dike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/February%20fill-dike
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“February fill-dike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/February%20fill-dike. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “February fill-dike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/February%20fill-dike.
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