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Ditch
King James Dictionary
DITCH, n. G.
1. A trench in the earth made by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, or for making a fence to guard inclosures, or for preventing an enemy from approaching a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a foss or moat, and is dug round the rampart or wall between the scarp and counterscarp.
2. Any long, hollow receptacle of water.
DITCH, To dig or make a ditch or ditches.
DITCH,
1. To dig a ditch or ditches in to drain by a ditch as, to ditch moist land.
2. To surround with a ditch.
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Entry for 'Ditch'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​d/ditch.html.