trough : Idioms & Phrases


Eaves channel, Eaves gutter, Eaves trough

  • . Same as Gutter, #1
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Inking troughtable

  • a trough or table from which the inking roller receives its ink.
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Kneading trough

  • a trough or tray in which dough is kneaded.
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Pneumatic trough

  • a trough, generally made of wood or sheet metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical operations.
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Slake trough

  • a trough containing water in which a blacksmith cools a forging or tool.
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sloping trough

  • noun sloping channel through which things can descend
    chute; slideway; slide.
WordNet

Trough gutter

  • (Arch.), a rectangular or V-shaped gutter, usually hung below the eaves of a house.
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Trough of the sea

  • the depression between two waves.
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trough-shell

Trough"-shell` noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any bivalve shell of the genus Mactra. See Mactra.
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Watering trough

  • a trough from which cattle, horses, and other animals drink.
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