Trough
/tɹɑf/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:11 pts6 letters
Definition of Trough
noun
- A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.
"One of Hank's chores was to slop the pigs' trough each morning and evening."
- Any similarly shaped container.
- A short, narrow canal designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates.
"There was a small trough that the sump pump emptied into; it was filled with mosquito larvae."
- A gutter under the eaves of a building; an eaves trough.
"The troughs were filled with leaves and needed clearing."
- A channel for conveying water or other farm liquids (such as milk) from place to place by gravity; any ‘U’ or ‘V’ cross-sectioned irrigation channel.
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