ditcher
AmericanEtymology
Origin of ditcher
First recorded in 1350–1400, ditcher is from the Middle English word dicher. See ditch, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Influenza has come like the wolf on the fold, And the duke and the ditcher are down with the cold.
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner
While the blessed saint lived here, over acrass the hill an' beyant the peat-bog there was a hedger an' ditcher named O'Connor.
From Irish Wonders by McAnally, D. R. (David Russell)
He has already sold several of his machines, and is to be congratulated on the success he has attained in securing a good tile ditcher.
From Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 4, January 26, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various
We have tried to transform a poet into a mechanic, a blacksmith into an artist, and an astronomer into a ditcher.
From The Vitalized School by Pearson, Francis B.
The pickaxe of the ditcher, and of the canal and railway navvies, have often also, by their accidental strokes, uncovered rich antiquarian treasures.
From Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 by Stuart, John
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