gutter

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gutter[1,noun] gutter[2,verb]

Main Entry: ¹gut·ter
Pronunciation: 'g&-t&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English goter, from Anglo-French gutere, goter, from gute drop, from Latin gutta
1 a : a trough along the eaves to catch and carry off rainwater b : a low area (as at the edge of a street) to carry off surface water (as to a sewer) c : a trough or groove to catch and direct something <the gutters of a bowling alley>
2 : a white space formed by the adjoining inside margins of two facing pages (as of a book)
3 : the lowest or most vulgar level or condition of human life