TIKE

child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling

(noun) a young person of either sex; “she writes books for children”; “they’re just kids”; “‘tiddler’ is a British term for youngster”

peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike

(noun) a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

tike (plural tikes)

Alternative spelling of tyke (mongrel dog)

Alternative spelling of tyke (Yorkshireman)

A boorish person.

Archaic form of tick (a kind of arthropod)

Anagrams

• Kite, kite

Source: Wiktionary


Tike, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A tick. See 2d Tick. [Obs.]

Tike, n. Etym: [Icel. tik a bitch; akin to Sw. tik.]

1. A dog; a cur. "Bobtail tike or trundle-tail." Shak.

2. A countryman or clown; a boorish person.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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