hough
Scot. hock1 (defs. 1, 2).
Scot. to hamstring.
British Dialect Obsolete. to clear the throat; hack.
Origin of hough
1Words Nearby hough
Other definitions for Hough (2 of 2)
Emerson, 1857–1923, U.S. novelist.
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How to use hough in a sentence
Actresses, mainly: Julianne hough, Katharine McPhee, Lea Michele.
How 'Billy on the Street' Star Billy Eichner Turned Screaming at Strangers Into Comedy Gold | Kevin Fallon | March 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSome actors dance: Julianne hough gets cast in a lot of dancing roles.
Interview: Kristen Bell, Voiceover Queen, On ‘Frozen,’ ‘Veronica Mars,’ & More | Andrew Romano | December 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTPlayful or not, anyone planning to pull a hough on Halloween better be prepared to be exploited.
hough would have blended in seamlessly at the “Disco Africa”-themed Halloweek masquerade party held in Milan that same night.
California community-college instructor Jason Wayne hough proposed to his future husband more than a year ago.
Dr. hough, of Worcester, was remarkable for evenness of temper, of which the following story affords a proof.
The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes | VariousIt proves conclusively that Mr. hough is a novelist of no ordinary quality.
The Main Chance | Meredith Nicholsonhough says infractions are so few that it would be hard to say what the penalties are, probably ridicule and ostracism.
The Unwritten Literature of the Hopi | Hattie Greene LockettThe foregoing description of hough's is an account of the Walpi ceremony, where we find only one Flute fraternity.
The Unwritten Literature of the Hopi | Hattie Greene LockettThe confession seems to have been safely made, and doubtless churchwarden hough was proud of it.
The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims | Albert Christopher Addison
British Dictionary definitions for hough
/ (hɒk) British /
another word for hock 1
(hɒx) in Scotland, a cut of meat corresponding to shin
to hamstring (cattle, horses, etc)
Origin of hough
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