n. A trough, open box, or similar vessel used for different domestic and industrial purposes. Specificallyn. A flat shallow vessel or utensil with slightly raised edges, employed for holding bread, dishes, glassware, silver, cards, etc., and for other household uses.n. A wide shallow coverless box of wood or cardboard, used in museums for packing and displaying specimens of natural history.n. A shallow and usually rectangular dish or pan of crockery ware, gutta-percha, papier-mâché, metal, or other material, used in museums for holding wet (alcoholic) specimens when these are overhauled for study, etc. Similar trays are used for ova in fish-culture, for many chemical operations, in photography, etc.n. A hod.n. A hurdle.n. Trouble; annoyance; anger.To grieve; annoy.To betray.n. Deceit; stratagem.n. Same as trey.n. The third branch, snag, or point of a deer's antler.