sike (plural sikes)
(Scotland, Northumbria) A gutter or ditch; a small stream that frequently dries up in the summer.
• A Scotch Winter Evening in 1512
sike (third-person singular simple present sikes, present participle siking, simple past and past participle siked)
(archaic or Northern England) To sigh or sob.
sike (plural sikes)
(archaic or Northern England) A sigh.
sike
(slang) Alternative form of psych
• EIKs, skie
Source: Wiktionary
Sik, Sike, a.
Definition: Such. See Such. [Obs.] "Sike fancies weren foolerie." Spenser.
Sike, n. Etym: [AS. sic. Cf. Sig.]
Definition: A gutter; a stream, such as is usually dry in summer. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Sike, n. Etym: [See Sick.]
Definition: A sick person. [Prov. Eng.]
Sike, v. i.
Definition: To sigh. [Obs.] That for his wife weepeth and siketh sore. Chaucer.
Sike, n.
Definition: A sigh. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
