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Webster 1913 Edition


Heugh

Heugh

,
Noun.
[Cf.
Hogh
.]
1.
A crag; a cliff; a glen with overhanging sides.
[Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
2.
A shaft in a coal pit; a hollow in a quarry.
[Scot.]

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heugh

heugh

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Noun

heugh (plural heughs)

  1. (Scotland) A steep crag or cliff, especially one with overhanging sides
  2. (Scotland) A glen with steep, overhanging sides
  3. (Scotland) A steep excavation, especially a coal pit