"haugh" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hɔː/ [Northern-England, Scotland], /hɔːx/ [Northern-England, Scotland] Forms: haughs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː, -ɔːx Etymology: From Northern English dialectal and Scots haugh, from Northern Middle English *halgh, from Old English healh (“corner, nook”), from Proto-West Germanic *halh. Doublet of hale. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|haugh}} Scots haugh, {{inh|en|enm-nor||*halgh}} Northern Middle English *halgh, {{inh|en|ang|healh||corner, nook}} Old English healh (“corner, nook”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*halh}} Proto-West Germanic *halh, {{doublet|en|hale}} Doublet of hale Head templates: {{en-noun}} haugh (plural haughs)
  1. (Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) A low-lying meadow by the side of a river. Wikipedia link: English language in Northern England Tags: Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland Synonyms: inch

Inflected forms

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