haugh
noun Scot.
a stretch of alluvial land forming part of a river valley; bottom land.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English halche, hawgh, Old English healh corner, nook
before 900; Middle English halche, hawgh, Old English healh corner, nook
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haugh (hɑːk, hɑːf, Scottish hɒx) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| dialect (Scot), (Northern English) a low-lying often alluvial riverside meadow | |
| [Old English healh corner of land; see | |
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Haugh
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