TROUGH

gutter, trough

(noun) a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

manger, trough

(noun) a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed

trough

(noun) a long narrow shallow receptacle

trough

(noun) a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)

bowl, trough

(noun) a concave shape with an open top

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

trough (plural troughs)

A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.

Any similarly shaped container.

(Australia, New Zealand) A rectangular container used for washing or rinsing clothes.

A short, narrow canal designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates.

(Canada) A gutter under the eaves of a building; an eaves trough.

(agriculture, Australia, New Zealand) A channel for conveying water or other farm liquids (such as milk) from place to place by gravity; any ‘U’ or ‘V’ cross-sectioned irrigation channel.

A long, narrow depression between waves or ridges; the low portion of a wave cycle.

(meteorology) A linear atmospheric depression associated with a weather front.

Synonyms

• manger (container for feeding animals)

Verb

trough (third-person singular simple present troughs, present participle troughing, simple past and past participle troughed)

To eat in a vulgar style, as if from a trough.

Anagrams

• Rought, rought

Source: Wiktionary

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Trough, n. Etym: [OE. trough, trogh, AS. trog, troh; akin to D., G., & Icel. trog, Sw. tråg, Dan. trug; probably originally meaning, made of wood, and akin to E. tree. Tree, and cf. Trug.]

1. A long, hollow vessel, generally for holding water or other liquid, especially one formed by excavating a log longitudinally on one side; a long tray; also, a wooden channel for conveying water, as to a mill wheel.

2. Any channel, receptacle, or depression, of a long and narrow shape; as, trough between two ridges, etc. Trough gutter (Arch.), a rectangular or V-shaped gutter, usually hung below the eaves of a house.

– Trough of the sea, the depression between two waves.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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