"grough" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɹʌf/ Forms: groughs [plural]
Etymology: Possibly the same word as gruff (“rough”, adj), describing the terrain. Compare clough. Head templates: {{en-noun}} grough (plural groughs)
  1. A natural channel or gully in a peat moor, sometimes very steep and deep, and through which water sometimes flows. (Compare hag.) Synonyms: gruff [noun]
    Sense id: en-grough-en-noun-qmt50tqJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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          "text": "[…] leaving you \"pathless\" in the middle of the moor. […] you step into the nearest grough […] after a hundred yards or so, the grough that you have so wisely chosen, now has sides of eleven feet high and according to your compass, has wandered off course and is now definitely not taking you in your intended direction.",
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