"ditchwater" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ditchwaters [plural]
Etymology: ditch + water Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ditch|water}} ditch + water Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} ditchwater (usually uncountable, plural ditchwaters)
  1. The stagnant water that collects in a ditch. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: ditch-water Derived forms: dull as ditchwater
    Sense id: en-ditchwater-en-noun-GVJI2cl~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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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