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Webster 1913 Edition

Swough

Swough

,

Noun.

[See

.]

1.

A sound; a groan; a moan; a sough.

[Obs.]

He sigheth with full many a sorry

swough

.

Chaucer.

2.

A swoon.

[Obs.]

Chaucer.

Definition 2024

swough

swough

English

Noun

swough ‎(plural swoughs)

(obsolete) A sound; a groan or moan; a sough.
He sigheth with full many a sorry swough. — Chaucer.
(obsolete) A swoon.
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