"hough" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hɒk/ [UK], /hɑk/ [US], /hʌf/ [obsolete] Forms: houghs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒk Etymology: From Middle English hough, houȝ, hoch, howghe, from Old English hōh (“heel, hough”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (“heel”). Doublet of hoo. The regular modern English development would be /hʌf/, /haʊ/; this has been replaced by /hɒk/, originating in the compound huxen (also *hoxen), from Old English hōhsinu. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hough|id=hough}} Middle English hough, {{inh|en|ang|hōh|t=heel, hough}} Old English hōh (“heel, hough”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hanhaz|t=heel}} Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (“heel”), {{doublet|en|hoo}} Doublet of hoo, {{cog|ang|hōhsinu}} Old English hōhsinu Head templates: {{en-noun}} hough (plural houghs)
  1. Alternative form of hock (“the hollow behind the knee”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hock (extra: the hollow behind the knee)
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  2. Alternative form of hock (“tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hock (extra: tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped)
    Sense id: en-hough-en-noun-DMocQwZY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 13 14 23 23 10 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 18 16 17 16 2 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 12 17 15 16 16 4 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 12 17 15 16 16 4 2 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: houghs [plural]
Etymology: See hoe (“agricultural tool”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} hough (plural houghs)
  1. Obsolete spelling of hoe. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: hoe
    Sense id: en-hough-en-noun-0~qezhCt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 13 14 23 23 10 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 18 16 17 16 2 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 12 17 15 16 16 4 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 12 17 15 16 16 4 2 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: houghs [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English ho, howe, hogh, from Old English hōh (“a promontory”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ho}} Middle English ho, {{inh|en|ang|hōh|t=a promontory}} Old English hōh (“a promontory”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hough (plural houghs)
  1. Alternative form of hoe Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hoe
    Sense id: en-hough-en-noun-B1cRv~PE Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 13 14 23 23 10 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 18 16 17 16 2 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 12 17 15 16 16 4 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 12 17 15 16 16 4 2 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /hɒk/ [UK], /hɑk/ [US], /hʌf/ [obsolete] Forms: houghs [present, singular, third-person], houghing [participle, present], houghed [participle, past], houghed [past]
Rhymes: -ɒk Etymology: From Middle English hough, houȝ, hoch, howghe, from Old English hōh (“heel, hough”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (“heel”). Doublet of hoo. The regular modern English development would be /hʌf/, /haʊ/; this has been replaced by /hɒk/, originating in the compound huxen (also *hoxen), from Old English hōhsinu. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hough|id=hough}} Middle English hough, {{inh|en|ang|hōh|t=heel, hough}} Old English hōh (“heel, hough”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hanhaz|t=heel}} Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (“heel”), {{doublet|en|hoo}} Doublet of hoo, {{cog|ang|hōhsinu}} Old English hōhsinu Head templates: {{en-verb}} hough (third-person singular simple present houghs, present participle houghing, simple past and past participle houghed)
  1. Alternative form of hock (“to hamstring”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hock (extra: to hamstring) Synonyms: hamstring, hock, hox Hypernyms: disable Derived forms: hougher
    Sense id: en-hough-en-verb-7se33J6f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 13 14 23 23 10 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 18 16 17 16 2 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 12 17 15 16 16 4 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 12 17 15 16 16 4 2 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: houghs [present, singular, third-person], houghing [participle, present], houghed [participle, past], houghed [past]
Etymology: See hoe (“agricultural tool”). Head templates: {{en-verb}} hough (third-person singular simple present houghs, present participle houghing, simple past and past participle houghed)
  1. Archaic spelling of hoe. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: hoe
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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