eaves trough
eaves trough is the alternative form of eavestrough.
Meaning of eavestrough
Noun
eavestrough (countable and uncountable, plural eavestroughs)
- A trough under the eaves of a building for draining water from the roof; gutter.
- Another contrivance worth mentioning, is, the manner of conducting the water down from an Eaves-trough or Lander, which is very common about Mansfield, on the edge of Nottinghamshire; it consists, in suspending a slight wooden rod from the end of the Lander, hanging down into the Water-Butt or...1813, John Farey, chapter 3, in General View of the Agriculture of Derbyshire, volume 2, London: Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement, page 15
- Synonyms:
- eavestroughing, eaves-troughing, gutter, rain gutter
Forms of eaves trough
| plural | eaves troughs |
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Questions about eaves trough
- What is eaves trough the alternative form of?
- Eaves trough is the alternative form of eavestrough.
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