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Definition of Ditcher
1. n. One who digs ditches.
Definition of Ditcher
1. Noun. Agent noun of ditch; one who ditches (usually in the sense of a digger of ditches, or one who habitually abandons). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ditcher
1. one that ditches [n -S] - See also: ditches
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ditcher
Literary usage of Ditcher
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Construction Cost by Halbert Powers Gillette (1922)
"Where a small amount of filling is necessary the ditcher scoops up the earth ...
As the work proceeds the ditcher is moved ahead under Its own steam on a ..."
2. Earthwork and Its Cost: A Handbook of Earth Excavation by Halbert Powers Gillette (1920)
"These machines are made by the Buckeye Traction ditcher Co., Findlay, Ohio.
Cost with a Buckeye Traction ditcher. Engineering and Contracting, Feb. ..."
3. Roadway and Track by Walter Freeman Rench (1921)
"The ditcher is specially useful where the dirt may be disposed of immediately
... Economy of the ditcher.—An example of the usefulness of the ditcher as a ..."
4. Bibliotheca Somersetensis: A Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, Single Sheets by Emanuel Green (1902)
"A statement of the proceedings in the case of ditcher ». —• A comprehensive view
of the Denison ... An outer title reads : Part i, the cause of ditcher v. ..."
5. Excavating Machinery by Allen Boyer McDaniel (1913)
"This excavator is made by the Buckeye Traction ditcher Company of Findlay, Ohio.
A description of it is given in Division 2 of this chapter. ..."
6. Railway Maintenance Engineering: With Notes on Construction by William Hamilton Sellew (1915)
"24 show the estimated cost of hand- FIG. American Double-ditcher ... Cost of
Handling Material with Double ditcher Train. ling material with a ..."
7. Building a Railroad: A Handbook Devoted to a New, Speedy and Economical by American Hoist & Derrick Company (1914)
"Double ditcher Work Train Cost of Single ditcher Work Train ... on above 250 One
80000 pound Flat 800 ditcher 6000 Freight (est.) on above 250 TOTAL S10.800 ..."
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