Trough Definition
trôf, trŏf
troughs
noun
troughs
A long, narrow, open container of wood, stone, etc. for holding water or food for animals.
Webster's New World
Any similarly shaped vessel, as one for kneading or washing something.
Webster's New World
A channel for conveying fluids; esp., a gutter.
Webster's New World
A gutter under the edge of a roof for carrying off rainwater.
American Heritage
A long, narrow hollow or depression, as between waves.
Webster's New World
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verb
To eat in a vulgar style, as if eating from a trough.
He troughed his way through 3 meat pies.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Trough
Noun
Singular:
trough
Plural:
troughsOrigin of Trough
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From Old English trog, from Proto-Germanic *trugÄ…, *trugaz (compare West Frisian trôch, Dutch trog, Swedish trÃ¥g), from Proto-Indo-European *dru-kó (compare Middle Irish drochta (“wooden basin"), Old Armenian Õ¿Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¡Õ¬ (targal, “ladle, spoon"), enlargement of *dóru (“tree")). More at tree.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English trog deru- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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