Old Dart
Meaning
Proper Noun
- Britain or England, the Old Country; London.
Related
Similar words
- the old country
Origin
- Possibly from the river Dart in Devonshire which enters the sea at Dartmouth, location of a Royal Navy College. Royal Navy officers who were returning to England at the end of a foreign tour of duty referred to going back to the "Old Dart" for further training.
- Alternatively a variation of "old dirt" (compare old sod).
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