[sike] n [ME, fr. OE sic; akin to ON sik slow stream, OE sicerian to trickle] (bef. 12c) 1 dial chiefly Brit: a small stream; esp: one that dries up in summer
2. dial chiefly Brit: ditch
Merriam-Webster English vocab.Английский словарь Merriam Webster.2012