hough
Scot. hock1 (defs. 1, 2).
Scot. to hamstring.
British Dialect Obsolete. to clear the throat; hack.
Origin of hough
1Other definitions for Hough (2 of 2)
Emerson, 1857–1923, U.S. novelist.
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How to use hough in a sentence
These were smugglers' horses, clipped to the skin, with houghed manes, and tails and bodies sleek with soft soap.
The Adventures of Harry Revel | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchThe Etonians, in order to secure the ram, houghed him in the Irish fashion, and then attacked him with great clubs.
The Parent's Assistant | Maria EdgeworthMacLaren died, and about the same time his cattle were houghed, and his live stock destroyed in a barbarous manner.
Rob Roy, Volume 1., Illustrated | Sir Walter ScottAt one signal the horses were to be houghed with these instruments, and the infantry attacked with poniards.
Letters from Spain | Joseph Blanco WhiteNow during the lawsuit we usually houghed and mutilated each other's cattle, according as they trespassed the premises.
The Ned M'Keown Stories | William Carleton
British Dictionary definitions for hough
/ (hɒk) British /
another word for hock 1
(hɒx) in Scotland, a cut of meat corresponding to shin
to hamstring (cattle, horses, etc)
Origin of hough
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