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  • 1drain — 1. verb 1) a valve for draining the tank Syn: empty (out), void, clear (out), evacuate, unload Ant: fill 2) drain off any surplus liquid Syn: draw off, extract …

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  • 2trough — noun 1) a large feeding trough Syn: manger, feeder, bunk, rack, crib, feed box; waterer 2) a thirty foot trough Syn: channel, conduit, trench, ditch, gully …

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  • 3trough — noun (plural troughs) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English trog; akin to Old High German trog trough, Old English trēow tree, wood more at tree Date: before 12th century 1. a. a long shallow often V shaped receptacle for the drinking water …

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  • 4trough — n 1. manger, feedbox, box. 2. channel, flume, conduit, duct, Civ. Eng. aqueduct, canal; chute, shoot, gutter, eaves trough, open tube; drain, sewer, cloaca, culvert; trench, ditch, moat, fosse, Brit. sough; furrow, groove, race, rut, chase;… …

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  • 5trough — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. manger, hutch, bin; trench, ditch, furrow. See receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dip, channel, ditch, gutter, eavestrough, depression between waves, hollow, cup; see also hole 2 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 6trough — trÉ”f /trÉ’f n. long and narrow receptacle (e.g. for holding food and water for animals); channel or drain for transporting water; elongated depression between two waves; elongated area of low pressure (Meteorology); low point …

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  • 7Trench drain — A trench drain (also channel drain, line drain, slot drain, linear drain or strip drain) is a specific type of floor drain containing a dominant through or channel shaped body. It is used for the rapid evacuation of surface water or for the… …

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  • 8spoon drain — /ˈspun dreɪn/ (say spoohn drayn) noun an open drain for storm water, in the form of a shallow trough …

  • 9gutter — noun Syn: drain, trough, trench, ditch, sluice, sewer, channel, conduit, pipe …

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  • 10Heliciculture — (snail farming) is the process of farming or raising snails.HistoryRoasted snail shells have been found in archaeological excavations, an indication that snails have been eaten since prehistoric times [ [http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/… …

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