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
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.
• manger (container for feeding animals)
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.
• Rought, rought
Source: Wiktionary
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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
