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Raretroughs
The correct spelling is troughs.
How to pronounce troughs
noun
Say it like: Tro-ws
The correct spelling is troughs. A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals. For example: "One of Hank's chores was to slop the pigs' trough each morning and evening."
Usage Examples
“One of Hank's chores was to slop the pigs' trough each morning and evening.”
“There was a small trough that the sump pump emptied into; it was filled with mosquito larvae.”
“The troughs were filled with leaves and needed clearing.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.
- 2.Any similarly shaped container.
- 3.A short, narrow canal designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates.
- 4.A gutter under the eaves of a building; an eaves trough.
- 5.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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