Old Dart

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).

Proper noun

 * 1)  Britain, England, London, or Ireland; the Old Country.
 * 2)  Dartmouth Royal Navy College.
 * 1)  Dartmouth Royal Navy College.
 * 1)  Dartmouth Royal Navy College.
 * 1)  Dartmouth Royal Navy College.
 * 1)  Dartmouth Royal Navy College.
 * 1)  Dartmouth Royal Navy College.
 * 1)  Dartmouth Royal Navy College.