1. trough - Noun
2. trough - Verb
A long, hollow vessel, generally for holding water or other liquid, especially one formed by excavating a log longitudinally on one side; a long tray; also, a wooden channel for conveying water, as to a mill wheel.
Any channel, receptacle, or depression, of a long and narrow shape; as, trough between two ridges, etc.
Source: Webster's dictionary...the Democratic and Republican parties, two apparently distinct political entities feeding at the same corporate trough. Ralph Nader
I had read a Tale of Two Cities and found it up to my standards as a romantic novel. She opened the first page and I heard poetry for the first time in my life...her voice slid in and curved down trough and over the words. She was nearly singing. Maya Angelou
Jesus will take me safe trough... I shall see Jesus, who created all things, Jesus, who made the worlds; I shall see Him as He is;... Yes; I have had the Light for many years, and Oh! how bright it is! I feel SO SAFE, SO SATISFIED. David Brewster
When a pig has eaten its full, it pushes over its trough. Corsican Proverb
When the pig has had a bellyful it upsets the trough. Dutch Proverb
When the sow is satisfied she throws the trough away. German Proverb