What does dead as ditch-water mean?

dead as ditch-water

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

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""Do you go in if you like." But I merely shook my head, my excitement was as dead as ditch-water, and my distaste for the prolongation of my mortal span had come back upon me more strongly than ever."

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