Ditch

dich, n. a trench dug in the ground: any long narrow receptacle for water.— v.i. to make a ditch or ditches.— v.t. to dig a ditch in or around: to drain by ditches.— ns. Ditch′-dog ( Shak. ), a dead dog rotting in a ditch; Ditch′er , a ditch-maker. [A corr. of dike .]