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Hough
1[huhf]
noun
Emerson, 1857–1923, U.S. novelist.
hough
2[hok, ho
noun
Scot., hock.
verb (used with object)
Scot., to hamstring.
verb (used without object)
British Dialect Obsolete., to clear the throat; hack.
hough
/ hɒk /
noun
another word for hock 1
in Scotland, a cut of meat corresponding to shin
verb
to hamstring (cattle, horses, etc)
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of Hough1
Example Sentences
Six professional dancers who started with the show in 2005 were featured in the opening number, choreographed by judge Derek Hough.
Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro carried the hosting duties on Tuesday, leaving Bergeron to deliver scores to the dancers.
“It was amazing,” judge Derek Hough said after the couples danced.
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?”
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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