Topic: BUILDINGS
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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | goutiere, from goute 'drop'; GOUT |
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gut‧ter1
1 [countable]TTR the low part at the edge of a road where water collects and flows away : The gutters were blocked and overflowing.
The gutters were blocked and overflowing.2 [countable]DHTBB an open pipe fixed to the edge of a roof to collect and carry away rain water
3 the bad social conditions of the lowest and poorest level of society : Men like him usually ended up in jail - or the gutter.
the gutter
Men like him usually ended up in jail - or the gutter.4 the newspapers that print shocking stories about people's personal lives - used to show disapproval [↪ tabloid]
