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Webster 1913 Edition
Hough
Hock
,Hough
Noun.
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
,Verb.
T.
To cut with a hoe.
[Obs.]
Johnson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hough
HOUGH
,Noun.
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.
1.
To cut with a hoe.Definition 2024
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English
Pronunciation
Noun
hough (plural houghs)
- 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)
- To hamstring
Derived terms
- hougher
Etymology 2
See hoe (“agricultural tool”).
Pronunciation
As hoe.
Noun
hough (plural houghs)
- 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)
- 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."
- 1748, James Thomson, The Castle of Indolence, K:LV