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bough

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noun
a branch of a tree, especially one of the larger or main branches.
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Origin of bough

before 1000; Middle English bogh, Old English bƍg, bƍh shoulder, bough; cognate with Old Norse bƍgr, Dutch boeg, German Bug, Greek pĂȘchys, Sanskrit bāhu

synonym study for bough

See branch.

OTHER WORDS FROM bough

boughless, adjectiveun·der·bough, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bough

bough , bow
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British Dictionary definitions for bough

bough
/ (baʊ) /

noun
any of the main branches of a tree

Word Origin for bough

Old English bƍg arm, twig; related to Old Norse bƍgr shoulder, ship's bow, Old High German buog shoulder, Greek pēkhus forearm, Sanskrit bāhu; see bow ³, elbow
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