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Webster 1913 Edition
Trough
Trough
(trŏf)
, Noun.
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, etcTrough 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Trough
TROUGH
,Noun.
1.
A vessel hollow longitudinally, or a large log or piece of timber excavated longitudinally on the upper side; used for various purposes.2.
A tray. [This is the same word dialectically altered.]3.
A canoe; the rude boat of uncivilized men.4.
The channel that conveys water, as in mills.The trough of the sea, the hollow between waves.