Old Dart
(colloquial, UK, naval) Dartmouth Royal Navy College.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(colloquial, UK, naval) Dartmouth Royal Navy College.
You recollect that when I left the Colony to visit the old dart, besides the usual allowance granted...
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“FRIG,,!!!!!!!! Here (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada) our regular gas is at $1.952/litre, or $$7.37/US Gallon. Still recall the days when we could fill up the old Dart for under $10.00.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(Australia, New Zealand) Britain, England, London, or Ireland; 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). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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