noun
trough
TRAWF/trɔːf/
A long hollow container lower than its sides.
Water fills the long wooden trough between its enclosing sides.
Etymology
Old English trog named a shallow wooden vessel or tray. The selected meaning retains that basic image of an open receptacle, specifically one holding food or water.
In context
while scp-408 hovers around a large feeding trough filled with sugar water
More examples
- She fills the trough with fresh water every morning.
- The pigs crowd around the feeding trough.
- We scrub the empty troughs before adding more feed.
Forms
trough · troughs
Similar words
- manger
- Specifically holds animal feed, rather than drinking water.
- feeder
- Holds or dispenses animal food without requiring a long shape.