Gutter Word Origin

It is supposed to be washed down the gutter and into the city s vast sewerage system.

Gutter word origin. Watercourse water drainage channel along the side of a street from anglo french gotere old french see definitions of gutter. A channel at the eaves or on the roof of a building for carrying off rain water. Examples of guttersnipe in a sentence recent examples on the web the guttersnipes have outfoxed the plutocrats for once. The gutter will thus be set for the left hand side of every page.

A channel at the side or in the middle of a road for leading off surface water. Origin of gutter first recorded in 1250 1300. Norwegian gutter boys. 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.

Entries related to guttersnipe. Gutter bird was another term that was used at that time for both birds and disreputable persons. Set gutter position to left. 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.

Drain channel tube pipe more synonyms of gutter. See origin at gout er 2 other words from gutter. The sunken channel along either side of a bowling alley. 1979 1986 harpercollins publishers 1998 2000 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2012.

The gutter is the edge of a road next to the pavement where rain water collects and flows away. Snipe has various meanings including the bird and last name. Word origin for guttersnipe c19. It was used as such during shakespeare s day.

Any channel trough or furrow for carrying off fluid. Guttersnipe n also gutter snipe 1857 from gutter n snipe n. Word typically allows you to choose whether to position the gutter margin of your document at the top or left of the page. Set the value in gutter to the desired size.

And even snipe itself has a history as a term of opprobrium. Middle english gutter goter from old french go u tiere equivalent to goutte drop iere feminine of ier.