fill-dike

English

Etymology

fill +‎ dike

Proper noun

fill-dike

1. Alternative form of February fill-dike
   • [2011, Michael Judge, “100 Words Concerning Rain”, in The Dance of Time, →ISBN, page 104:

     The Anglo-Saxons called February several names: "Sprout-kale," from the sprouting of cabbage or kale, and "Fill-dike," when the rain and melting snow fills the ditches to overflowing.]

See also

• fill-dyke