Watercourse water drainage channel along the side of a street from anglo french gotere old french see definitions of gutter.
Gutter word origin.
Any channel trough or furrow for carrying off fluid.
Middle english gutter goter from old french go u tiere equivalent to goutte drop iere feminine of ier.
Set the value in gutter to the desired size.
Set gutter position to left.
The gutter is the edge of a road next to the pavement where rain water collects and flows away.
Origin of gutter first recorded in 1250 1300.
It is supposed to be washed down the gutter and into the city s vast sewerage system.
The sunken channel along either side of a bowling alley.
Snipe not as may be thought a nickname derived from the fast flying bird but a viking locational name originally from yorkshire cumberland and suffolk and formerly spelt as snaep or snap and translating as one dwelling by the pasture or meadows.
See origin at gout er 2 other words from gutter.
The gutter will thus be set for the left hand side of every page.
If you have previously set your document to the mirror margins book fold or two pages per sheet layout options word will automatically set the gutter margins to a position that matches the chosen layout.
Word origin for guttersnipe c19.
Originally wall street slang for streetcorner broker attested later 1869 as street urchin also one who gathers rags and paper from gutters as a name for the common snipe it dates from 1874 but is perhaps earlier.
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A channel at the side or in the middle of a road for leading off surface water.
Examples of guttersnipe in a sentence recent examples on the web the guttersnipes have outfoxed the plutocrats for once.
Drain channel tube pipe more synonyms of gutter.
Originally a name applied to the common snipe the bird then to a person who gathered refuse from gutters in city streets collins english dictionary complete unabridged 2012 digital edition william collins sons co.
Guttersnipe n also gutter snipe 1857 from gutter n snipe n.
It was used as such during shakespeare s day.
Gutter bird was another term that was used at that time for both birds and disreputable persons.
Snipe has various meanings including the bird and last name.
Word typically allows you to choose whether to position the gutter margin of your document at the top or left of the page.
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Norwegian gutter boys.
