hough

[ hok; Scot. hokh ]

/ hɒk; Scot. hɒx /

noun

Scot. hock¹(defs 1, 2).

verb (used with object)

Scot. to hamstring.

verb (used without object)

British Dialect Obsolete. to clear the throat; hack.

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Origin of hough

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at hock¹

Words nearby hough

houdah, houdan, houdini, houdini, harry, houdon, hough, houghmagandie, houghton, houghton-le-spring, houhere, houma

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Example sentences from the Web for houghed

Joshua had houghed the horses of the Canaanites, and burned their chariots at Misrephoth-maim.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings|F. W. Farrar
The Etonians, in order to secure the ram, houghed him in the Irish fashion, and then attacked him with great clubs.
The Parent's Assistant|Maria Edgeworth
MacLaren died, and about the same time his cattle were houghed, and his live stock destroyed in a barbarous manner.
Rob Roy, Volume 1., Illustrated|Sir Walter Scott
Wasn't my grandfather a Tory hunter, who houghed and hanged more bloody Papishes—'
Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent|William Carleton

These were smugglers' horses, clipped to the skin, with houghed manes, and tails and bodies sleek with soft soap.
The Adventures of Harry Revel|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

British Dictionary definitions for houghed

hough

/ (hɒk) British /

noun

another word for hock 1

(hɒx) in Scotland, a cut of meat corresponding to shin

verb (tr)

to hamstring (cattle, horses, etc)

Word Origin for hough

C14: from Old English hōh heel

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