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Definition of tike :
1. A countryman or clown; a boorish person.
2. A dog; a cur.
3. A tick. See 2d Tick.
Synonyms:
provincial, baby bird, skinflint, grouch, grump, shaver, kid, churl, small fry, baby, youngster, chela, electric shaver, peasant, crank, tiddler, crosspatch, squirt, nestling, bucolic, barbarian, claw, Goth, kidskin, tyke, pip-squeak, savage, niggard, nipper, pincer, fry, electric razor, boor, minor, child, scrooge
Usage examples:
- Tom said 'e'd tike 'er, an' she wouldn't. - "Liza of Lambeth", W. Somerset Maugham.
- Of course I hadn't a notion who the little tike belonged to; but even if I had I should have done the same thing. - "Carl and the Cotton Gin", Sara Ware Bassett.
- " What an unpleasant job this of yours is," I said to her, smiling up at her for all the world as that tike of a baby had smiled at me, and watching her melt just as I had. - "In the Bishop's Carriage", Miriam Michelson.