February fill-dike
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Alternative forms
- February fill-dyke, February fill dyke
- February fill dyke, be it black or be it white
- fill-dike, fill-dyke
Proper noun
- A rural appellation for the month of February, when rain or melting snow fills dykes with water.
- 1837, William Hone, The every-day book and table-book; or, Everlasting calendar of popular amusements:
- Regarding the season, there is an old proverb worthy noticing: February fill dike, be it black or be it white.
- 1851, Thomas Sternberg, The Dialect and Folk-lore of Northamptonshire:
- January white, February fill-dike.
Translations
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989
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