Ditch

See also: ditch

English

Etymology

In reference to the Maratha Ditch.

Proper noun

the Ditch

1. (Anglo-Indian, slang, derogatory, obsolete) The city of Calcutta.

Derived terms

• Ditcher

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “Ditch”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].