HOUGH


Meaning of HOUGH in English

[ hɒk ]

■ noun Brit. variant spelling of hock 1 (in sense 1).

↘a joint of meat consisting of the part extending from the hock some way up the leg.

Origin

OE hōh 'heel', of Gmc origin; related to heel 1 .

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