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Dyker
· noun · construction
A craftsman who builds dry-stone walls — no mortar, just gravity and skill.
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A specialist who builds walls from stacked stone alone — no mortar, no cement, just careful selection and placement so every stone locks the next. Big in Scotland, northern England, and Ireland where the field walls have stood centuries. The craft is on the UNESCO intangible heritage list.
“The estate hired a dyker from Galloway to rebuild the collapsed march wall.”
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Dyker In A Sentence
The estate hired a dyker from Galloway to rebuild the collapsed march wall.
Origin & Usage
Scots/Northern English 'dyke' meaning a wall (not a ditch, despite the modern English flip).
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What is a Dyker?
A Dyker is a craftsman who builds dry-stone walls, using no mortar — just gravity and skill to hold the stones in place.
How do you use Dyker in a sentence?
"We got a Dyker in to rebuild the field wall the old-fashioned way."
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