sheugh

or sheuch

[ shookh ]
/ ʃux /
Scot. and North England

noun

a furrow, ditch, or trench.

verb (used with object)

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

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Origin of sheugh

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

Words nearby sheugh

shetland islands, shetland pony, shetland sheepdog, shetland wool, sheuch, sheugh, sheva brachoth, shevardnadze, shevat, shevchenko, sheveret
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