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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fyke, n. [? f. Fyk(e,v., or L. fīcus.] ‘An itching of the fundament’ (Sibbald). —a1605 Montg. Flyt. 307 (T).
The fluikes, the fykis [v.r. fyke] and the felt 1595 Duncan App. Etym.
Ficus, morbus quidam, the fyke
