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sheuch

British

/ ʃuːx, ʃʌx /

noun

dialect a ditch or trough

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Etymology

Origin of sheuch

dialect variant of _sough ²

Example Sentences

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He kens every water i' the warld, every bit sheuch and burnie frae Gallowa' to Berwick.

From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by Buchan, John

"Has he to be put in the heather, and die maybe in a sheuch like a braxy ewe."

From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by Sillars, John

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