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Strip :: Strip (n.) A trough for washing ore.

Riffle :: Riffle (n.) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such a trough. Also called ripple..

Slip :: Slip (n.) Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.

Shoe :: Shoe (n.) An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.

Shoe :: Shoe (n.) The trough or spout for conveying the grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone.

Buddle :: Buddle (n.) An apparatus, especially an inclined trough or vat, in which stamped ore is concentrated by subjecting it to the action of running water so as to wash out the lighter and less valuable portions..

Trogue :: Trogue (n.) A wooden trough, forming a drain..

Shoe :: Shoe (n.) A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building..

Synclinal :: Synclinal (a.) Formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane; as, a synclinal trough or valley; a synclinal fold; -- opposed to anticlinal..

Pentrough :: Pentrough (n.) A penstock.

Trough :: Trough (n.) Any channel, receptacle, or depression, of a long and narrow shape; as, trough between two ridges, etc..

Manger :: Manger (n.) A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat.

Conveyor :: Conveyor (n.) A contrivance for carrying objects from place to place; esp., one for conveying grain, coal, etc., -- as a spiral or screw turning in a pipe or trough, an endless belt with buckets, or a truck running along a rope..

Bosh :: Bosh (n.) In forging and smelting, a trough in which tools and ingots are cooled..

Launder :: Launder (n.) A trough used by miners to receive the powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus, for comminuting, or sorting, the ore..

Trough-shell :: Trough-shell (n.) Any bivalve shell of the genus Mactra. See Mactra.

Year :: Year (n.) The time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its revolution around the sun, called the astronomical year; also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this, adopted by various nations as a measure of time, and called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354 days, still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360 days, etc. In common usage, the year consists of 365 days, and every fourth year (called bissext

Trug :: Trug (n.) A trough, or tray..

Gutter :: Gutter (n.) A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough.

Watershoot :: Watershoot (n.) A trough for discharging water.

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