Found 1 items, similar to Hough.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hough Hough \Hough\, v. t. To cut with a hoe. [Obs.] --Johnson. [1913 Webster] Hough \Hough\, n. Same as Hock, a joint. [1913 Webster] Hough \Hough\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Houghed; p. pr. & vb. n. Houghing.] Same as Hock, to hamstring. [1913 Webster] Hough \Hough\, n. [Cf. D. hak. Cf. Hack.] An adz; a hoe. [Obs.] --Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster] Hock \Hock\, Hough \Hough\, n. [ AS. h?h the heel; prob. akin to Icel. h[=a]sinn hock sinew, Dan. hasc, G. hechse, h["a]chse, LG. hacke, D. hak; also to L. coxa hip (cf. Cuisses), Skr. kaksha armpit. [root]12. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. The popliteal space; the ham. [1913 Webster]