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Clough

American  
[kluhf] / klʌf /

noun

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


Clough 1 British  
/ 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

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clough 2 British  
/ klʌf /

noun

  1. dialect a gorge or narrow ravine

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Etymology

Origin of clough

Old English clōh

Example Sentences

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To reduce this issue, U-M researchers Madeline Clough and Anne McNeil recommend using cleanroom gloves, which release far fewer particles.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 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

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

Would there have been the infamous 44 days of Brian Clough and the Damned United?

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

The South Fork, or Hockett Trail, starts at the end of the South Fork Road 13 miles above Three Rivers at the Clough Cave entrance to the park.

From Sequoia [California] National Park by United States. Dept. of the Interior