TYKE


Meaning of TYKE in English

n. (also tike) 1 esp. Brit. an unpleasant or coarse man. 2 a mongrel. 3 a small child. 4 Brit. sl. a Yorkshireman. 5 Austral. & NZ sl. offens. a Roman Catholic.

[ ME f. ON t¡k bitch: sense 5 assim. from TAIG ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.