riggot

plural riggots

1. EnglanddialectalA channel for draining a surface, especially one made by rainwater.

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

   1822, Tim Bobbin, The Lancashire Dialect; Or, The Adventures and Misfortunes of a Lancashire Clown ... to which is Added Lancashire Hob and Quack Doctor, Also a Glossary, Etc, page 19

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   and the trenches between the butts are called reans, or riggots. Where bye-lands do not exist the divisions are denoted by " mere " trees . White thorn and oak are the most usual , and sometimes large boulder stones , half sunk in the soil , serve the purpose . About six miles south[…]

   1887, Manchester Literary Club, Papers ..., page 18

   Synonyms: gutter