HOUGHED

Verb

houghed

simple past tense and past participle of hough

Source: Wiktionary


HOUGH

Hock, Hough (, n. Etym: [ AS. h the heel; prob. akin to Icel. hasinn hock sinew, Dan. hasc, G. hechse, hächse, LG. hacke, D.hak; also to L. coxa hip (cf. Cuisses), Skr. kaksha armpit. sq. root12. Cf. Heel.]

1. (a) The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man. (b) A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot.

2. The popliteal space; the ham.

Hough, n.

Definition: Same as Hock, a joint.

Hough, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Houghed; p. pr. & vb. n. Houghing.]

Definition: Same as Hock, to hamstring.

Hough, n. Etym: [Cf. D. hak. Cf. Hack.]

Definition: An adz; a hoe. [Obs.] Bp. Stillingfleet.

Hough, v. t.

Definition: To cut with a hoe. [Obs.] Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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