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Where does “turnpyke” come from?
turnpyke
(Middle English): spiked barrier across a road
Definitions
spiked barrier across a road
Words derived from “turnpyke”
turnpike
Puck
Pyke
pikestaff
puckish
piker
pikeman
pikeperch
puka
puckishly
pikey
bucca
pikeminnow
puckishness
shunpike
pykrete
pikelike
halfpike
pikie
pikehead
Pucklike
puckster
shunpiker
Pike
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