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ditch-digging

ditch-dig
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dich dig]
    • /dɪtʃ dɪg/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dich dig]
    • /dɪtʃ dɪg/

Definitions of ditch-digging word

  • noun ditch-digging a worker whose occupation is digging ditches, especially with pick and shovel. 1
  • noun ditch-digging a person engaged in exhausting manual work, especially work that requires little or no originality. 1
  • noun ditch-digging Also called ditcher, trencher. a power excavating machine designed to remove earth in a continuous line and to a predetermined width and depth, as by means of a rotating belt equipped with scoops. 1
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Origin of ditch-digging

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; ditch + digger

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Parts of speech for Ditch-digging

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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ditch-digging popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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