GUTTER

I. noun Etymology: Middle English goter, from Anglo-French gutere, goter, from gute drop, from Latin gutta Date: 14th century 1. a trough along the eaves to catch and carry off rainwater, a low area (as at the edge of a street) to carry off surface water (as to a sewer), a trough or groove to catch and direct something , a white space formed by the adjoining inside margins of two facing pages (as of a book), the lowest or most vulgar level or condition of human life, II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb to cut or wear ~s in, to provide with a ~, intransitive verb 1. to flow in rivulets, to melt away through a channel out of the side of the cup hollowed out by the burning wick, to incline downward in a draft , III. adjective Date: 15th century of, relating to, or characteristic of the ~