n.;
O, too high ditty for my simple rhyme. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing. Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To sing; to warble a little tune. [ 1913 Webster ]
Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A sailor's small bag to hold thread, needles, tape, etc.; -- also called
n. A small box to hold a sailor's thread, needless, comb, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]