winetrough
UK/ˈwaɪnˌtɹɒf/US/ˈwaɪnˌtɹɔf/
winetrough noun: winepress.
Noun
winetrough (plural winetroughs)
- Winepress.
- When a man went to a heap of eight bushels of grain, there would be only four; if he went to draw off fifty barrels from the winetrough, there would be no more than twenty.1925, Job, page 1017
- A winetrough is Verdun, Desainliens. Apparently from this passage, the distillation process of the grape juice in the winetrough has gone too far, and the thickening liquid is almost to the consistency of jelly!!2001, Marilyn Savage Gray, The Real Shakespeare, page 310
Forms of winetrough
| plural | winetroughs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | wine trough |
Origin of winetrough
From Middle English *wynetrough, *wyntrogh, from Old English wīntrog (“winepress”), equivalent to wine + trough.
Questions about winetrough
- What does winetrough mean?
- Winetrough means winepress.
- What part of speech is winetrough?
- Winetrough is a noun.
- How do you pronounce winetrough?
- Winetrough is pronounced /ˈwaɪnˌtɹɒf/ (UK).
- What is the plural of winetrough?
- The plural of winetrough is winetroughs.
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