hyke

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hyke - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Haik \Haik\ (h[=a]k; Ar. h[aum]*[-e]k), n. [Ar. h[=a]["i]k, fr.
     h[=a]ka to weave.]
     A large piece of woolen or cotton cloth worn by Arabs as an
     outer garment. [Written also hyke.] --Heyse.
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  Hyke \Hyke\, n.
     See Haik, and Huke.

  Huke \Huke\, n. [OF. huque, LL. huca; cf. D. huik.]
     An outer garment worn in Europe in the Middle Ages. [Written
     also heuk and hyke.] [Obs.] --Bacon.
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