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ditchwater

noun

Etymology

From ditch + water.

  1. inherited from *wódr̥✻ — “water”
  2. inherited from *watōr✻ — “water”
  3. inherited from *watar✻
  4. inherited from wæter — “water”
  5. inherited from water
  6. compounded as ditchwater — “ditch + water”

Definitions

  1. The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA