Clough
noun
Arthur Hugh, 1819–61, English poet.
Clough
American
[kluhf]
/ klʌf /
noun
Clough
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British
/ klʌf /
noun
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Arthur Hugh. 1819–61, British poet, author of Amours de Voyage (1858) and Dipsychus (1865)
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Brian. 1935–2004, English footballer and manager
clough
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British
/ klʌf /
noun
Etymology
Origin of clough
Old English clōh
Example Sentences
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In a Football Focus episode 47 years ago, a young John Motson was given a tough time by legendary Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
The research, led by Clough, a recent doctoral graduate, was published in RSC Analytical Methods and supported by the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts' Meet the Moment Research Initiative.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
"For microplastics researchers who have these impacted datasets, there's still hope to recover them and find a true quantity of microplastics," Clough said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
But extending their first European campaign since 1995-96 would be a notable feat for a club starved off continental success since the Brian Clough era.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
Tristram and Iseult, and Thyrsis, an elegy on the poet Clough, are among his best poems.
From A Brief Handbook of English Authors by Adams, Oscar Fay
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