Riggot

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A channel for draining a surface, especially one made by rainwater. England, dialectal

    "[I] puncht him into th' riggot; un ill grim'd, un deet th' lad wur for shure […]"

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guttergutter

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"[I] puncht him into th' riggot; un ill grim'd, un deet th' lad wur for shure […]"

Etymology

From obsolete French rigot (“canal”), from Middle French rigole.

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