OFFA'S DYKE

Crosswords: OFFA'S DYKE

Specialty definitions using "OFFA'S DYKE": Wats Dyke. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Offa's Dyke

Offa's Dyke is a massive earthwork between England and Wales, running from the estuary of the River Dee in the north to the River Wye in the south.

The earthwork is widely attributed to Offa, King of Mercia in the 8th century. At the time it was used it as a defensive measure against the depredations of the Welsh and as a boundary between England and Wales. It is not known to what extent Offa was indeed responsible for building the dyke - important parts of it may date from earlier periods.

Specialty Definition: OFFA'S DYKE

Domain	Definition
Literature	Offa's Dyke which runs from Beachley to Flintshire, was not the work of Offa, King of Mercia, but was repaired by him. It existed when the Romans were in England, for five Roman roads cross it. Offa availed himself of it as a line of demarcation that was sufficiently serviceable, though by no means tallying with his territory either in extent or position. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Anagrams: OFFA'S DYKE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "'-a-d-e-f-f-k-o-s-y"
	-4 letters: kayoed, kayoes, offkey, okayed, soaked, yaffed.
	-5 letters: asked, daffs, daffy, doffs, dykes, fades, fados, faked, fakes, fakey, fayed, feods, fykes, kayos, ofays, offed, okays, skyed, yaffs, yoked, yokes.
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