Meaning

noun a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

noun misfortune resulting in lost effort or money

noun a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)

originEtymology tree English gut Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English gutter From gut + -er.

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