Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A ditcher.
- noun One who builds dikes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A ditcher.
- noun Scot. One who builds stone walls; usually, one who builds them without lime.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
ditcher . - noun Scotland One who builds stone walls, usually without
lime .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Among the singularly interesting Old Red fossils of Mr. Duff's collection I saw the impression of a large ichthyolite from the superior yellow sandstone of the Upper Old Red, which had been brought him by a country diker only a few days before.
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The supposed flowers are the sculpturings on the scales of the ichthyolite; and, true to the analogy of the diker, on at least a first glance, they may be held to resemble the rather equivocal florets of a cheap wall-paper, or of an ornamental tile.
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In breaking open a building stone, the diker had found the inside of it, he said, covered over with curiously carved flowers; and, knowing that Mr. Duff had a turn for curiosities, he had brought the flowers to him.
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Ketika jalan harus dirancang dengan akurat kuti oleh mahasiswa tahun ketiga. lah salah satu fenomena urban di darat sudah tak lagi mencukupi, dalam rancangan ini, yang akan Mahasiswa diberikan dua tugas Jakarta. maka jalan layang merupakan dialokasikan di persilangan dua perancangan yang harus diker - Akibat kurang meratanya lapan - salah satu jawaban.
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a "dry-diker, one who built without cement," or a Mason without the word.
The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry Joseph Fort Newton 1913
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We're hitting you with warning shots, letting you know we're here. "diker jlo should be in this to @
Just Jared 2010
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