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Webster 1913 Edition
Ditch
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
,Verb.
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 land2.
To surround with a ditch.
Shak.
3.
To throw into a ditch;
as, the engine was
. ditched
and turned on its sideDitch
,Verb.
I.
To dig a ditch or ditches.
Swift.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ditch
DITCH
,Noun.
1.
A trench in the earth made by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, or for making a fence to guard inclosures, or for preventing an enemy from approaching a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a foss or moat, and is dug round the rampart or wall between the scarp and counterscarp.2.
Any long, hollow receptacle of water.DITCH
,Verb.
I.
DITCH
,Verb.
T.
1.
To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch; as, to ditch moist land.2.
To surround with a ditch.