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What is the 1896 source for the origin of "dyke"?
I've been doing research on LGBTQ+ terminology recently and I've come across pretty much the same sentence about the origin of the English derogatory/reclaimed term "dyke":
a source from 1896 lists ...
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What are some good sites for researching etymology? [closed]
I'm wondering about the origins of a particular word and, while my first thought was to ask the ELU community, I decided I should do the work myself.
Where should I start looking? I'd love to see ...