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gutter

[ guht-er ]
/ ˈgʌt ər /
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noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to make gutters in; channel.
to furnish with a gutter or gutters: to gutter a new house.
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Origin of gutter

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English gutter, goter, from Old French go(u)tiere, equivalent to goutte ā€œdropā€ + -iere, feminine of -ier; see origin at gout,-er2

OTHER WORDS FROM gutter

gutĀ·terĀ·like, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for gutter

gutter
/ (ˈɔʌtə) /

noun
verb

Derived forms of gutter

gutter-like, adjective

Word Origin for gutter

C13: from Anglo-French goutiere, from Old French goute a drop, from Latin gutta
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Other Idioms and Phrases with gutter

gutter

see in the gutter.

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