lyke-wake
/ (ˈlaɪkˌweɪk) /
noun
British
a watch held over a dead person, often with festivities
Word Origin for lyke-wake
C16: perhaps from Old Norse; see
lych gate,
wake
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Words nearby lyke-wake
lyell, charles,
lygaeid,
lying,
lying down,
lying-in,
lyke-wake,
lyle,
lyly,
lyman,
lyme arthritis,
lyme disease
Example sentences from the Web for lyke-wake
The subject of the Lyke-wake would easily bear a monograph to itself, and at present I know of none.
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