Hough

¹

[huhf]

noun

1. Emerson, 1857–1923, U.S. novelist.

hough

²

[hok, hokh]

noun

1. Scot.,  hock.

verb (used with object)

1. Scot.,  to hamstring.

verb (used without object)

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

hough

/ hɒk /

noun

1. another word for hock 1

2. 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

Six professional dancers who started with the show in 2005 were featured in the opening number, choreographed by judge Derek Hough.

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Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro carried the hosting duties on Tuesday, leaving Bergeron to deliver scores to the dancers.

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“It was amazing,” judge Derek Hough said after the couples danced.

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When co-host Julianne Hough asked why he agreed to be on the show in one of this season’s earliest episodes, he joked, “Uh, the paycheck?”

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And when the former governor of Alaska’s appearance seemed to coincide with the audience’s vocal disapproval of Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough’s scores from the judges, the press had a field day reporting that Sarah Palin had been jeered by a throng of politically outraged ballroom dance aficionados.

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