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noun
a branch of a tree, especially one of the larger or main branches.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English bogh, Old English bōg, bōh shoulder, bough; cognate with Old Norse bōgr, Dutch boeg, German Bug, Greek pêchys, Sanskrit bāhu
before 1000; Middle English bogh, Old English bōg, bōh shoulder, bough; cognate with Old Norse bōgr, Dutch boeg, German Bug, Greek pêchys, Sanskrit bāhu
Related forms
bough·less, adjective
un·der·bough, noun
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Bough
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- Jeff slung the rope over a strong bough.
- It catches its prey by springing down from the bough of a tree.
- Among the floral offerings were a half-dozen white roses and a bough of holly.
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Word Origin & History
bough
O.E. bog "shoulder, arm," extended O.E. to "twig, branch" (cf. limb), from P.Gmc. *bogaz (cf. O.N. bogr "shoulder," O.H.G. buog, Ger. Bug "shoulder, hock, joint"), from PIE *bhagus "elbow, forearm" (cf. Skt. bahus "arm," Armenian bazuk, Gk. pakhys "forearm"). The "limb of a
EXPANDtree" sense is peculiar to English.
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