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lykewake

noun
lyke·​wake | \ ˈlīˌkwāk\

Definition of lykewake

now chiefly Scottish
: the night watch kept over a corpse — compare wake entry 2 sense 3a

History and Etymology for lykewake

Middle English lych wake, from lych, lich lich + wake

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