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ditch

noun

  1. long narrow hollow excavation dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc.
  2. small to moderate trench created to channel water
  3. fortification
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verb

  1. run out on, leave behind
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪt͡ʃ/

name

Etymology: In reference to the Maratha Ditch.

  1. The city of Calcutta.

noun

Etymology: From earlier deche, from Middle English dechen, from Old English dēcan (“to smear, plaster, daub”). More at deech.

  1. Alternative form of deech.

verb

Etymology: From earlier deche, from Middle English dechen, from Old English dēcan (“to smear, plaster, daub”). More at deech.

  1. Alternative form of deech.