ditching

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ditch \Ditch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ditched; p. pr. & vb. n. Ditching.]

1.To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land. [1913 Webster]

2.To surround with a ditch. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3.To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side. [1913 Webster]