Meaning of Hough | Babel Free
hɒkDefinitions
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Obsolete spelling of hoe. alt-of, obsolete
- A surname.
- A village and former civil parish, now in Hough and Chorlton parish, south of Crewe, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7150).
- A hamlet in Alderley Edge parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ8578).
- A settlement on the island of Tiree, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NL9545).
- A neighbourhood of Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States.
Examples
“In the bright light, lightened and cooled in limb, he eyed carefully his black trousers, the ends, the knees, the houghs of the knees.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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