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  hough

  noun

  hock.
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  Hough

  noun

  Emerson, 1857–1923, U.S. novelist.

hough

¹ American  

[hok, hokh] / hɒk, hɒx /

noun

1. Scot. hock.

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verb (used with object)

1. Scot. to hamstring.

verb (used without object)

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

Hough ² American  

[huhf] / hʌf /

noun

1. Emerson, 1857–1923, U.S. novelist.

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hough British  

/ hɒk /

noun

1. another word for hock 1

2. in Scotland, a cut of meat corresponding to shin

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verb

1. to hamstring (cattle, horses, etc)

Etymology

Origin of hough

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at hock ¹

Example Sentences

And even hough some retail prices are still rising the worldwide price trend, forecast by commodities is downward.

From Time Magazine Archive

See page 53 for more about there with singulars and plurals. though/alt hough.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

"Urkúb" = tendon Achilles in man hough or pastern in beast, etc.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

From below the hough to the hoof the leg is carved out of a block resting 204 on the bed of the pediment.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.

The legs are clean, long, and small-boned, and covered with wool to the hough, but there is a sad want of depth at the breast, and of breadth both there and on the chine.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Allen, Richard L.