Correct to call 'em DIKES?

[Bill Layer]

Hi Paul, All,

>Well i guessed at first it must come from the cross section of the 
>cutting part, like a 'earth wall' dike..
>but, now i suspect there might have been a manufacturer Dyke, also
>responsible for Dyke's Automobile handbook in the 1930s...
>please let me know if anyone has a lead on this, I cant sleep now..

Sorry, but "Dikes" is simply an abbreviation for Diagonal Cutters. 


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