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Definition of: trough
(trôf, trof; Dial, trôth, troth) noun
1. A long, narrow, open receptacle for conveying a fluid or for holding food or water for animals.
2. A long, narrow channel or depression, as between ridges on land or waves at sea.
3. A gutter for rain water fixed under the eaves of a building. [OE trog]
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