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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TYKE, n. A dog; or one as contemptible as a dog.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a native of Yorkshire
2: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement [syn: peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike]
3: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling]

Merriam Webster's

also tike noun Etymology: Middle English tyke, from Old Norse t?k bitch; akin to Middle Low German t?ke bitch Date: 15th century 1. dog; especially an inferior or mongrel dog 2. a. chiefly British a clumsy, churlish, or eccentric person b. a small child

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also tike) 1 esp. Brit. an unpleasant or coarse man. 2 a mongrel. 3 a small child. 4 Brit. sl. a Yorkshireman. 5 Austral. & NZ sl. offens. a Roman Catholic. Etymology: ME f. ON tík bitch: sense 5 assim. from TAIG

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tyke Tyke, n. See 2d Tike.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(tykes) You can refer to a child, especially a naughty or playful one, as a tyke when you want to show affection for them. (INFORMAL) N-COUNT [approval]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. [Written also Tike.] 1. Dog, cur, puppy. 2. Contemptible fellow, cur, puppy.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A dog, also a clown; a Yorkshire tyke-