Old Dart
Meanings
name
- Britain, England, London, or Ireland; the Old Country.
- Dartmouth Royal Navy College.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
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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