Meaning of ditchwater | Babel Free

Definitions

The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.

uncountable, usually

Examples

“The company, therefore, took their places, and addressed themselves to the serious business of the feast, but were soon disturbed by the hypochondriac, who thrust back his chair, complaining that a dish of stewed toads and vipers was set before him, and that there was green ditchwater in his cup of wine.”

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