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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
See dyke.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dykes
Etymology 2[edit]
Likely a blend of diagonal + cut, with influence from dyke and dike.
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
dykes pl (plural only)
- Diagonal cutting pliers; diagonal pliers; diagonal cutters; wire cutters.
- 2008, John Hechtman, Audio Wiring Guide: How to Wire the Most Popular Audio and Video Connectors, page 15:
- If you use undersized dykes to cut large wire, you can damage or break them.
- 2022, Neile Cooper, Kicking Glass: A Creative Guide to Stained Glass Craft, page 40:
- For cutting lead came, you’ll need ‘lead came dykes,’ which are simple nippers designed to avoid crushing the lead.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:dykes.
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Verb[edit]
dykes