The words “ditch” aud “drain” have no technical or exact meaning. They both may mean a hollow space in the grouud, natural or artificial, where water is 'collected or passes off. Goldthwait v. East Bridge-water, 5 Gray (Mass.) 64; wetmore v. Flske, 15 R. I. 354, 5 Atl. 375
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
