Eavestrough

Quick meaning: Eavestrough is a noun meaning (dated, Canada, Upper Midwestern US, Western US) A trough under the eaves of a building for draining water from the roof; gutter.

Meaning

(dated, Canada, Upper Midwestern US, Western US) A trough under the eaves of a building for draining water from the roof; gutter.

Example Sentences

e, the eave-trough, hollowed, as usual, out of solid timber, and having the outer edge an inch lower than the inner.

Maxx managed to grab sufficient hold of the eavestrough before plummeting to the ground. He hung suspended from the roof's edge .

At 1 P. M. going into a back room I noticed that the water was falling from the eave trough of a kitchen, in which there had been no fire for some days.

They laugh at long-togs so, Flask; but seems to me, a Long tailed coat ought always to be worn in all storms afloat. The tails tapering down that way, serve to carry off the water, d'ye see. Same with cocked hats; the cocks form gable-end eave-troughs, Flask.

Word Forms

• eavestroughs
• eave trough
• eave-trough
• eaves trough
• eaves-trough

Synonyms for eavestrough

Depending on context, synonyms include gutter.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include trough, gutter, raingutter, troughing, thorough, troughway.

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