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Webster 1913 Edition


Hough

Hock

,

Hough

,
Noun.
[ AS.
h[GREEK]h
the heel; prob. akin to Icel.
hāsinn
hock sinew, Dan.
hasc
, G.
hechse
,
hächse
, LG.
hacke
, D.
hak
; also to L.
coxa
hip (cf.
Cuisses
), Skr.
kaksha
armpit. √12. Cf.
Heel
.]
1.
(a)
The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man.
(b)
A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot.
2.
The popliteal space; the ham.

Hough

,
Noun.
Same as
Hock
, a joint.

Hough

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Houghed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Houghing
.]
Same as
Hock
, to hamstring.

Hough

,
Noun.
[Cf. D.
hak
. Cf.
Hack
.]
An adz; a hoe.
[Obs.]
Bp. Stillingfleet.

Hough

,
Verb.
T.
To cut with a hoe.
[Obs.]
Johnson.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hough

HOUGH

,
Noun.
hok.
1.
The lower part of the thigh; the ham; the joint of the hind leg of a beast that connects the thigh with the leg.
2.
An adz; a hoe. [Not in use.]

HOUGH

,
Verb.
T.
hok.
To hamstring; to disable by cutting the sinews of the ham.
1.
To cut with a hoe.

Definition 2024


Hough

Hough

See also: hough

English

Proper noun

Hough

  1. A surname.

Derived terms

hough

hough

See also: Hough

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /hɒk/, /hɒx/
  • Rhymes: -ɒk, -ɒx
  • Homophone: hock

Noun

hough (plural houghs)

  1. The hollow behind the knee.
    1922, In the bright light, lightened and cooled in limb, he eyed carefully his black trousers, the ends, the knees, the houghs of the knees. — James Joyce, Ulysses

Verb

hough (third-person singular simple present houghs, present participle houghing, simple past and past participle houghed)

  1. To hamstring

Derived terms

  • hougher

Etymology 2

See hoe (agricultural tool).

Pronunciation

As hoe.

Noun

hough (plural houghs)

  1. Archaic spelling of hoe.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Stillingfleet to this entry?)

Verb

hough (third-person singular simple present houghs, present participle houghing, simple past and past participle houghed)

  1. Archaic spelling of hoe.
    • 1748, James Thomson, The Castle of Indolence, K:LV
      "Better the toiling Swain, oh happier far!
      Perhaps the happieſt of the Sons of Men!
      Who vigorous plies the Plough, the Team, or Car;
      Who houghs the Field, or ditches in the Glen,
      Delves in his Garden, or ſecures his Pen."