gutter
1. gut.ter \'g*t-*r\ n [ME goter, fr. OF goutiere, fr. goute drop, fr. L
gutta] 1a: a trough under an eaves to carry off water 1b: a low area (as
at a roadside) to carry off surface water 1c: a similar narrow channel or
groove 2: a white space along inside margins of facing pages 3: the
lowest level of urban civilization
2. gutter vt : to form gutters in 1a: to flow in small streams of a
candle 1b: to melt away through a channel out of the side of the cup
hollowed out by the burning wick 2: to flicker in a draft