Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
GUTTER
I. noun
Etymology: Middle English goter, from Anglo-French gutere, goter, from gute drop, from Latin gutta
Date: 14th century
1. a trough along the eaves to catch and carry off rainwater, a low area (as at the edge of a street) to carry off surface water (as to a sewer), a trough or groove to catch and direct something , a white space formed by the adjoining inside margins of two facing pages (as of a book), the lowest or most vulgar level or condition of human life,
II. verb
Date: 14th century
transitive verb to cut or wear gutters in, to provide with a gutter, intransitive verb
1. to flow in rivulets, to melt away through a channel out of the side of the cup hollowed out by the burning wick, to incline downward in a draft ,
III. adjective
Date: 15th century
of, relating to, or characteristic of the gutter