sheugh

or sheuch

[ shookh ]

noun

a furrow, ditch, or trench.

verb (used with object)

to plow or dig (a furrow, ditch, etc.).

Origin of sheugh

¹

First recorded in 1495–1505; N dialectal variant of sough²

Words Nearby sheugh

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How to use sheugh in a sentence

sheugh or Shough; a deep cutting, elsewhere called a ditch, often filled with water.
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