3 entries under this word

Gutter

Gŭt'ter, n.

noun

n. [Fr. gouttière, Pr. & Sp. gotera, Pg. goteira, from Fr. goutte, Pr., Sp., & Pg. gota, Lat. gutta, drop.]

A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain.
A small channel at the road side or elsewhere. “Gutters running with ale, and conduits spouting claret.” Macaulay.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. GUTTERED; p. pr. & vb. n. GUTTERING.] To cut or form into small, longitudinal hollows.

verbintransitive

To become hollowed or channeled, as a candle.