“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
CLOUGHS
Noun
cloughs
plural of clough
Source: Wiktionary
CLOUGH
Clough, n. Etym: [OE. clough, cloghe, clou, clewch, AS. (assumed) cloh, akin to G. klinge ravine.]
1. A cleft in a hill; a ravine; a narrow valley. Nares.
2. A sluice used in returning water to a channel after depositing its sediment on the flooded land. Knight.
Clough, n. (Com.)
Definition: An allowance in weighing. See Cloff.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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