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Word: Chute
Speech Type: Noun
early 19th century (originally a North American usage): from French, ‘fall’ (of water or rocks), from Old French cheoite, feminine past participle of cheoir ‘to fall’, from Latin cadere; influenced by shoot
ʃuːt
a sloping channel or slide for conveying things to a lower level
Short Definition:sloping channel or slide for conveying things to lower level
Examples:- cement was loaded on to barges via chutes
a narrow metal enclosure for holding or restraining livestock, in which an animal may be vaccinated, branded, etc.
Short Definition:narrow enclosure for livestock
Examples:- cattle tend to be calmer in a chute with solid sides
- shoot
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