ditchwater
The stagnant water that collects in a ditchThe stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
» I happen to prefer champagne to ditchwater, but there is no reason to suppose that the cosmos does.
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1 senses(uncountable, usually)The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
Examples
1 sentencesI happen to prefer champagne to ditchwater, but there is no reason to suppose that the cosmos does.
Origin
From Middle English dich water, dyche water, equivalent to ditch + water.From Middle English dich water, dyche water, equivalent to ditch + water.
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Forms
plural: ditchwatersLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.