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trough

/tˈɹɔːf/TRAWF
/tˈɹɔf/TRAWF

Meaningopen vessel

Common meaning: long open container for water or feed

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishtrok‘open vessel’source
  2. Middle Englishtroghsource
  3. Englishtrough‘long open container for water or feed’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English trok ‘open vessel’.

Roots

  • trok Old English “open vessel”

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