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–noun

a branch of a tree, esp. one of the larger or main branches.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME bogh, OE bōg, bōh shoulder, bough; c. ON bōgr, D boeg, G Bug, Gk pêchys, Skt bāhu

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—Related forms

boughless, adjective

—Synonyms 1. See branch.

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n. A tree branch, especially a large or main branch.

[Middle English, from Old English bōh; see bhāghu- in Indo-European roots.]

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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), from PIE *bhagus "elbow, forearm" (cf. Skt. bahus "arm," Armenian bazuk, Gk. pakhys "forearm"). The "limb of a tree" sense is peculiar to Eng.

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bough
noun
any of the larger branches of a tree

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
bough [bau] noun

a branch of a tree
Example: the bough of an apple tree

Arabic:	غُصن، فَرْع
Chinese (Simplified):	树枝，主枝
Chinese (Traditional):	樹枝，主枝
Czech:	větev
Danish:	gren
Dutch:	tak
Estonian:	oks
Finnish:	oksa
French:	branche
German:	der Ast
Greek:	κλαδί
Hungarian:	ág
Icelandic:	trjágrein
Indonesian:	cabang
Italian:	ramo

Japanese:	大枝
Korean:	(나무) 가지
Latvian:	liels zars
Lithuanian:	šaka
Norwegian:	grein
Polish:	gałąź
Portuguese (Brazil):	ramo
Portuguese (Portugal):	ramo
Romanian:	creangă
Russian:	сук
Slovak:	konár, vetva
Slovenian:	veja
Spanish:	rama
Swedish:	trädgren
Turkish:	dal

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Bough

Bough\, n. [OE. bogh, AS. b[=o]g, b[=o]h, bough, shoulder; akin to Icel. b[=o]gr shoulder, bow of a ship, Sw. bog, Dan. bov, OHG. buog, G. bug, and to Gr.? ( for ? ) forearm, Skr. b[=a]hu (for bh[=a]ghu) arm. [root]88, 251. Cf. Bow of a ship.]

1. An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or main branch.

2. A gallows. [Archaic] --Spenser.

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