TROUGH

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1894 · p. 30

n. Troaf. A receptacle, usually oblong in shape, for water and other liquids, [a, 48.J Hydrargyropneumatic t. See CUVE hydrargyropneumatique. Pneumatic t. Fr., cuve hydropneumatique. A t. by means of which gases can be collected and isolated over water or mercury in inverted ve els, [a, 48.] [s. 655]