Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bar ditch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
bar ditch
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A low ditch running along the side of a road.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from bar + ditch because it ‘bars’ cattle from crossing on to the road; the first word may be a corruption of borrow (compare borrow pit), because the material to make the crown of the road was ‘borrowed’ from the sides.

Inflected Forms

bar ditches (plural)

Questions

What does bar ditch mean?
A low ditch running along the side of a road.
Where does bar ditch come from?
Uncertain. Perhaps from bar + ditch because it ‘bars’ cattle from crossing on to the road; the first word may be a corruption of borrow (compare borrow pit), because the material to make the crown of the road was ‘borrowed’ from the sides.

How to pronounce bar ditch

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