EAVESTROUGH

Etymology

Noun

eavestrough (countable and uncountable, plural eavestroughs)

(Canada and Northern US) A trough under the eaves of a building for draining water from the roof; gutter.

Synonyms

• eavestroughing, eaves-troughing

• (especially US and British) gutter

• rain gutter

Source: Wiktionary



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