Old Dart

== English == === 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). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Old Dart (Australia, New Zealand) Britain, England, London, or Ireland; the Old Country. Synonym: the old country (colloquial, UK, naval) Dartmouth Royal Navy College. === References ===