Clough

[kluhf]

noun

1. Arthur Hugh, 1819–61, English poet.

Clough

¹

/ klʌf /

noun

1. Arthur Hugh. 1819–61, British poet, author of Amours de Voyage (1858) and Dipsychus (1865)

2. Brian. 1935–2004, English footballer and manager

clough

²

/ klʌf /

noun

1. dialect,  a gorge or narrow ravine

Word History and Origins

Origin of Clough¹

Old English clōh

Example Sentences

He departed Arsenal in 1981 after 237 appearances, joining Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest.

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Paul McCartney's song has been Nottingham Forest's anthem since 1978 after its release in 1977, as the club charged to the First Division title under Brian Clough.

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Pre-game Dyche had struck the right tone when tapping into what supporters needed and what they could buy into, speaking about Brian Clough's dog Del Boy running around his feet almost 40 years ago.

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Dyche was on the books of Forest as a youth team player in the late 1980s, while Brian Clough was manager, but never made a first-team appearance.

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Dyche was on the books of Forest as a youth team player in the late 1980s while Brian Clough was manager, but never made a first-team appearance.

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Related Words

• cleavage 
• crater 
• crevasse 
• fissure 
• gorge 
• ravine 
• rift 
• schism 
• void