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ˈgutter-tile
A tile used in the construction of gutters, or to line the ‘valleys’ of a roof.
1477Act 17 Edw. IV, c. 4 Pleintile..thaktile, roftile, ou crestile, cornertile & guttertile. a1680Butler Rem. (1759) I. 92 Puss, wrapt warm in his own native Furs, Dreamt softly of as soft and warm Amours, Of making Galantry in Gutter-tiles. 1703Moxon Mech. Exerc. 240 These Gutter Tiles are in length ten Inches and an half. 1842–59Gwilt Archit. ii. ii. x. (ed. 4) 505 Gutter tiles..are now rarely used, their place having been long since supplied by lead. 1852Dict. Archit., Gutter tile, besides being applied to the valley tile which has a conical form, this name has been given to Eaves tiles with one end turned up so as to form a trough. |