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trough

/trɑf/

noun
a treasury for government funds
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public treasury till

type of:
exchequer treasury
noun
a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
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gutter

type of:
channel

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saddleback roof saddle roof gable roof saddleback
noun
a concave shape with an open top
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bowl

type of:
concave shape incurvature incurvation concavity
noun
a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed
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manger

type of:
container
noun
a long narrow shallow receptacle
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receptacle
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a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
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depression natural depression

Definition that contains trough

ridge spade into alternate ridges and troughs
bunk a long trough for feeding cattle
cradle a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold
rocker a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold
gouge and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves
synclinal sloping downward toward each other to create a trough
feed bunk a long trough for feeding cattle
water level a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube

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