ditchwater

[ dich-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

noun
  1. water, especially stagnant and dirty water, that has collected in a ditch.

Idioms about ditchwater

  1. dull as ditchwater. dishwater (def. 2).

Origin of ditchwater

1
1275–1325; Middle English. See ditch, water

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British Dictionary definitions for ditchwater

ditchwater

/ (ˈdɪtʃˌwɔːtə) /


noun
  1. stagnant water

  2. as dull as ditchwater or ditchwater extremely uninspiring

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