ditchwater means the stagnant water that collects in a ditch. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.
Etymology
From ditch + water.
noun
- The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.“The company, therefore, took their places, and addressed themselves to the serious business of the feast, but were soon disturbed by the hypochondriac, who thrust back his chair, complaining that a dish of stewed toads and vipers was set before him, and that there was green ditchwater in his cup of wine.”