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trough

UK/tɹɒf/ US/tɹɔf/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

2.

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

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3.

a concave shape with an open top

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

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Origin

PIE word *dóru From Middle English trogh, from Old English troh, trog (“a trough, tub, basin, vessel for containing liquids or other materials”), from Proto-West Germanic *trog, from Proto-Germanic *trugą, *trugaz, from Proto-Indo-European *drukós, enlargement of *dóru (“tree”). See also West Frisian trôch, Dutch trog, German Trog, Danish trug, Swedish tråg; also Middle Irish drochta (“wooden basin”), Old Armenian տարգալ (targal, “ladle, spoon”). More at tree.

Phrases

  • book trough
  • glacial trough
  • Gunn-Peterson trough
  • kneading trough
  • Langmuir-Blodgett trough
  • LB trough
  • pneumatic trough
  • slake trough

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