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DITCHES
Noun
ditches
plural of ditch
Verb
ditches
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ditch
Anagrams
• Scheidt, chidest, stiched
Source: Wiktionary
DITCH
Ditch (; 224), n.; pl. Ditches. Etym: [OE. dich, orig. the same word as dik. See Dike.]
1. A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a moat or a fosse.
2. Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth.
Ditch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ditched; p. pr. & vb. n. Ditching.]
1. To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land.
2. To surround with a ditch. Shak.
3. To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side.
Ditch, v. i.
Definition: To dig a ditch or ditches. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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