'Hough' definitions:
Definition of 'Hough'
From: GCIDE
- Hock \Hock\, Hough \Hough\, n. [ AS. h?h the heel; prob. akin to Icel. h[=a]sinn hock sinew, Dan. hasc, G. hechse, h[aum]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]
Definition of 'Hough'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Hough'
From: GCIDE
- Hough \Hough\, n. [Cf. D. hak. Cf. Hack.] An adz; a hoe. [Obs.] --Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hough'
From: GCIDE
- Hough \Hough\, v. t. To cut with a hoe. [Obs.] --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hough'
From: Easton
- Hough to hamstring, i.e., sever the "tendon of Achilles" of the hinder legs of captured horses (Josh. 11:6; 2 Sam. 8:4; 1 Chr. 18:4), so as to render them useless.