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| − | * '''hough''' (''Scots English'') hock, the part of an animal's (especially horse's) leg that corresponds to an ankle (or wrist) | + | * '''hough:''' (''Scots English'') hock, the part of an animal's (especially horse's) leg that corresponds to an ankle (or wrist) |
| − | * '''hough''' the hollow behind the knee; "In the bright light, lightened and cooled in limb, he eyed carefully his black trousers, the ends, the knees, the houghs of the knee." — ''Ulysses'' | + | * '''hough:''' the hollow behind the knee; "In the bright light, lightened and cooled in limb, he eyed carefully his black trousers, the ends, the knees, the houghs of the knee." — ''Ulysses'' |
| − | * '''hough''' to hamstring | + | * '''hough:''' to hamstring |
| − | * '''hough''' adze, hoe | + | * '''hough:''' adze, hoe |
Latest revision as of 20:15, 22 August 2012
- hough: (Scots English) hock, the part of an animal's (especially horse's) leg that corresponds to an ankle (or wrist)
- hough: the hollow behind the knee; "In the bright light, lightened and cooled in limb, he eyed carefully his black trousers, the ends, the knees, the houghs of the knee." — Ulysses
- hough: to hamstring
- hough: adze, hoe
