Ditch
See also: ditch
English
Etymology
In reference to the Maratha Ditch.
Proper noun
the Ditch
- (Anglo-Indian, slang, derogatory, obsolete) The city of Calcutta.
Derived terms
References
- Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “Ditch”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].