hough

¹

[ hok; Scots hokh ]

noun

1. Scot. hock ¹( defs 1, 2 ).

verb (used with object)

1. Scot. to hamstring.

verb (used without object)

1. British Dialect Obsolete. to clear the throat; hack.

Hough

²

[ huhf ]

noun

1. Emerson, 1857–1923, U.S. novelist.

hough

/ hɒk /

noun

1. another word for hock 1
2. hɒx in Scotland, a cut of meat corresponding to shin

verb

1. to hamstring (cattle, horses, etc)

Word History and Origins

Origin of hough¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; hock ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of hough¹

C14: from Old English hōh heel

Example Sentences

Actresses, mainly: Julianne Hough, Katharine McPhee, Lea Michele.

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Some actors dance: Julianne Hough gets cast in a lot of dancing roles.

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Playful or not, anyone planning to pull a Hough on Halloween better be prepared to be exploited.

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Hough would have blended in seamlessly at the “Disco Africa”-themed Halloweek masquerade party held in Milan that same night.

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California community-college instructor Jason Wayne Hough proposed to his future husband more than a year ago.

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Dr. Hough, of Worcester, was remarkable for evenness of temper, of which the following story affords a proof.

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It proves conclusively that Mr. Hough is a novelist of no ordinary quality.

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Hough says infractions are so few that it would be hard to say what the penalties are, probably ridicule and ostracism.

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The foregoing description of Hough's is an account of the Walpi ceremony, where we find only one Flute fraternity.

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The confession seems to have been safely made, and doubtless churchwarden Hough was proud of it.

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