What does "ditty" mean?
Ditty: A song; a lay; a little poem intended to be sung. "Religious, martial, or civil ditties." Milton.ditties sing. Sandys.
Additional senses
- 2.To sing; to warble a little tune. Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes. Herbert.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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