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eave trough

American  
Or eaves trough,

noun

Northern U.S.

  1. gutter.

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Rainwater, such as used to seep off the kitchen roof into the eave trough and into the barrel at the corner.

From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)

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