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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Gutter \Gut"ter\, n. [OE. gotere, OF. goutiere, F. goutti[`e]re,
fr. OF. gote, goute, drop, F. goutte, fr. L. gutta.]
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1. A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the
rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough.
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2. A small channel at the roadside or elsewhere, to lead off
surface water.
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Gutters running with ale. --Macaulay.
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3. Any narrow channel or groove; as, a gutter formed by
erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.
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4. (Bowling) Either of two sunken channels at either side of
the bowling alley, leading directly to the sunken pit
behind the pins. Balls not thrown accurately at the pins
will drop into such a channel bypassing the pins, and
resulting in a score of zero for that bowl.
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{Gutter member} (Arch.), an architectural member made by
treating the outside face of the gutter in a decorative
fashion, or by crowning it with ornaments, regularly
spaced, like a diminutive battlement.
{Gutter plane}, a carpenter's plane with a rounded bottom for
planing out gutters.
{Gutter snipe}, a neglected boy running at large; a street
Arab. [Slang]
{Gutter stick} (Printing), one of the pieces of furniture
which separate pages in a form.
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