heughheuchn.

Brit.

/hjuːx/,

/hjuː/,

/hjuːk/, U.S.

/hju/,

/hjux/,

/hjuk/, Scottish English

/hjux/

Forms: Middle English hogh, Middle English hough, Middle English–1500s hewch, (Middle English huwe, 1500s hew, hewche, heuche, huche), Middle English– heuch, 1600s– heugh, (1800s dialect heuf).

Etymology: Scots (and north English) representation of Middle English hōgh, Old English hóh, < ablaut grade hanh- of hang v. (compare Gothic faurahâh curtain). Compare hoe n.¹, how n.²; also, for form, cleuch n., clough n.; and, for later phonology, Scots beuch , bew = bough n.

Scottish and northern dialect.

1. A precipitous or hanging descent; a craggy or rugged steep; a precipice, cliff, or scaur; most commonly, one overhanging a river or the sea.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > cliff > [noun]

cliffOE

cleoa1300

cleevec1300

rochec1300

clougha1400

heugha1400

brackc1530

clift1567

perpendicular1604

precipice1607

precipe1615

precipit1623

abrupt1624

scar1673

bluff1687

rock wall1755

krantz1785

linn1799

scarp1802

scaur1805

escarpment1815

rock face1820

escarp1856

hag1868

glint1906

scarping1909

stone-cliff1912

ledra1942

the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > valley > [noun] > gorge or ravine

cloughc1330

heugha1400

straitc1400

gillc1440

gulfa1533

gull1553

gap1555

coomb1578

gullet1600

nick1606

goyle1617

gully1637

nullah1656

ravine1687

barrancaa1691

kloof1731

ravin1746

water gap1756

gorge1769

arroyo1777

quebrada1787

rambla1789

flume1792

linn1799

cañada1814

gulch1832

cañon1834

canyon1837

khud1837

couloir1855

draw1864

box canyon1869

sitch1888

tangi1901

opena1903

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 22202 Ouer hogh to lepe his hals to brek.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 15826 And rugged him vnrekinli bath ouer hil and hogh [Vesp. ogh, Fairf. scogh, Trin. Cambr. slowȝe; rhyme wogh].

c1425 Wyntoun Cron. vii. iv. 93 The Kyng..Oure a Hewch gert cast hym downe, Doggis til ete his caryowne.

c1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. xxxviii. 92 Sum flede downe oure þe Hwe.

?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) 5549 Him thoght þat abouen þat hough he and his men lay sure ynogh.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid i. iv. 13 To se the hewis on ather hand is wondir.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 31 Vndir ane hingand heuch i herd mony hurlis of stannirs & stanis that tumlit doune.

1597 A. Montgomerie Cherrie & Slae 37 Every blome on branche and bewche..hang thair heids out over ane hewche [ed. 2 hewch].

1609 J. Skene tr. Quoniam Attach. c. 48 §10 (Jam.) Gif an wylde or head strang horse caries ane man..over ane craig, or heuch.

1790 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 510 The water rins o'er the heugh.

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 63 From the top of a heugh or broken bank, [he] enjoyed the scene much more to his own satisfaction.

1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Heuf, or Heugh, a steep hill-side.

1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders 39 The most part of us were out on the heuchs, looking to seaward.

2. A glen or ravine with steep overhanging braes or sides; a cleuch.

ΚΠ

a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Fox & Wolf l. 745 in Poems (1981) 32 Than wes he blyith, and in ane hewch him hid.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 32 Al..cryit..as it hed bene ecco in ane hou heuch.

1753 Trial J. Stewart 203 At the foot of the heugh (or deep hollow place) of Corrynakeigh in Koalifnacoan, he heard a whistle.

1801 J. Leyden in Complaynt Scotl. Gloss. 343 Heugh,..a deep rugged valley, or small glen...Hingland heugh is a glen, with steep over-hanging braes or sides.

3. The steep face of a quarry or other excavation ( quarry heugh); an excavation for coal, originally open; a coal-pit; figurative a pit.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > quarry > [noun] > parts of quarry

heugh1592

jad1871

butt1884

overlay1886

society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > excavated area > of coal-mine

coal pit1323

pit1447

coal-pot1512

heugh1786

1592 Early Rec. Min. Scot. (1878) 65 That his gracis subjectis micht hawe a securitie to tak thair hewis.

1592 Sc. Acts, 12 Jas. VI (1597) §146 The wicked crime of setting of fire in Coal-heuches.

1786 R. Burns Poems 56 Tho' yon lowan heugh's thy hame, Thou travels far.

1808–25 in J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang.

Compounds

heughman n. a miner, collier.

ΚΠ

1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 11 The Dysart heughmen left their places O' darkness now, and wash't their faces.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

heughint.

Forms: Also 1600s heuk.

An exclamation of surprise; hollo! (Cf. hewgh int., whew int.)

ΘΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection]

whatOE

well, wellOE

avoyc1300

ouc1300

ay1340

lorda1393

ahaa1400

hillaa1400

whannowc1450

wow1513

why?1520

heydaya1529

ah1538

ah me!a1547

fore me!a1547

o me!a1547

what the (also a) goodyear1570

precious coals1576

Lord have mercy (on us)1581

good heavens1588

whau1589

coads1590

ay me!1591

my stars!a1593

Gods me1595

law1598

Godso1600

to go out1600

coads-nigs1608

for mercy!a1616

good stars!1615

mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616

gramercy1617

goodness1623

what next?1662

mon Dieu1665

heugh1668

criminy1681

Lawd1696

the dickens1697

(God, etc.) bless my heart1704

alackaday1705

(for) mercy's sake!1707

my1707

deuce1710

gracious1712

goodly and gracious1713

my word1722

my stars and garters!1758

lawka1774

losha1779

Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784

great guns!1795

mein Gott1795

Dear me!1805

fancy1813

well, I'm sure!1815

massy1817

Dear, dear!1818

to get off1818

laws1824

Mamma mia1824

by crikey1826

wisha1826

alleleu1829

crackey1830

Madonna mia1830

indeed1834

to go on1835

snakes1839

Jerusalem1840

sapristi1840

oh my days1841

tear and ages1841

what (why, etc.) in time?1844

sakes alive!1846

gee willikers1847

to get away1847

well, to be sure!1847

gee1851

Great Scott1852

holy mackerel!1855

doggone1857

lawsy1868

my wig(s)!1871

gee whiz1872

crimes1874

yoicks1881

Christmas1882

hully gee1895

'ullo1895

my hat!1899

good (also great) grief!1900

strike me pink!1902

oo-er1909

what do you know?1909

cripes1910

coo1911

zowiec1913

can you tie that?1918

hot diggety1924

yeow1924

ziggety1924

stone (or stiffen) the crows1930

hullo1931

tiens1932

whammo1932

po po po1936

how about that?1939

hallo1942

brother1945

tie that!1948

surprise1953

wowee1963

yikes1971

never1974

to sod off1976

whee1978

mercy1986

yipes1989

1668 G. Etherege She wou'd if she Cou'd ii. ii. 27 Heuk! Sly-girl and Mad-cap, to 'em, to 'em, to 'em, Boys, Alou!

1852 W. Anderson Exposure Popery (1878) 128 Heugh! Cardinal! revealed at last!

1890 ‘W. A. Wallace’ Only a Sister 176 Heugh! What a fellow I am! I never asked her what she was doing here!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	heugh
释义	heughheuchn. Brit. /hjuːx/, /hjuː/, /hjuːk/, U.S. /hju/, /hjux/, /hjuk/, Scottish English /hjux/ Forms: Middle English hogh, Middle English hough, Middle English–1500s hewch, (Middle English huwe, 1500s hew, hewche, heuche, huche), Middle English– heuch, 1600s– heugh, (1800s dialect heuf). Etymology: Scots (and north English) representation of Middle English hōgh, Old English hóh, < ablaut grade hanh- of hang v. (compare Gothic faurahâh curtain). Compare hoe n.¹, how n.²; also, for form, cleuch n., clough n.; and, for later phonology, Scots beuch , bew = bough n. Scottish and northern dialect. 1. A precipitous or hanging descent; a craggy or rugged steep; a precipice, cliff, or scaur; most commonly, one overhanging a river or the sea. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > cliff > [noun] cliffOE cleoa1300 cleevec1300 rochec1300 clougha1400 heugha1400 brackc1530 clift1567 perpendicular1604 precipice1607 precipe1615 precipit1623 abrupt1624 scar1673 bluff1687 rock wall1755 krantz1785 linn1799 scarp1802 scaur1805 escarpment1815 rock face1820 escarp1856 hag1868 glint1906 scarping1909 stone-cliff1912 ledra1942 the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > valley > [noun] > gorge or ravine cloughc1330 heugha1400 straitc1400 gillc1440 gulfa1533 gull1553 gap1555 coomb1578 gullet1600 nick1606 goyle1617 gully1637 nullah1656 ravine1687 barrancaa1691 kloof1731 ravin1746 water gap1756 gorge1769 arroyo1777 quebrada1787 rambla1789 flume1792 linn1799 cañada1814 gulch1832 cañon1834 canyon1837 khud1837 couloir1855 draw1864 box canyon1869 sitch1888 tangi1901 opena1903 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 22202 Ouer hogh to lepe his hals to brek. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 15826 And rugged him vnrekinli bath ouer hil and hogh [Vesp. ogh, Fairf. scogh, Trin. Cambr. slowȝe; rhyme wogh]. c1425 Wyntoun Cron. vii. iv. 93 The Kyng..Oure a Hewch gert cast hym downe, Doggis til ete his caryowne. c1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. xxxviii. 92 Sum flede downe oure þe Hwe. ?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) 5549 Him thoght þat abouen þat hough he and his men lay sure ynogh. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid i. iv. 13 To se the hewis on ather hand is wondir. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 31 Vndir ane hingand heuch i herd mony hurlis of stannirs & stanis that tumlit doune. 1597 A. Montgomerie Cherrie & Slae 37 Every blome on branche and bewche..hang thair heids out over ane hewche [ed. 2 hewch]. 1609 J. Skene tr. Quoniam Attach. c. 48 §10 (Jam.) Gif an wylde or head strang horse caries ane man..over ane craig, or heuch. 1790 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 510 The water rins o'er the heugh. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 63 From the top of a heugh or broken bank, [he] enjoyed the scene much more to his own satisfaction. 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Heuf, or Heugh, a steep hill-side. 1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders 39 The most part of us were out on the heuchs, looking to seaward. 2. A glen or ravine with steep overhanging braes or sides; a cleuch. ΚΠ a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Fox & Wolf l. 745 in Poems (1981) 32 Than wes he blyith, and in ane hewch him hid. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 32 Al..cryit..as it hed bene ecco in ane hou heuch. 1753 Trial J. Stewart 203 At the foot of the heugh (or deep hollow place) of Corrynakeigh in Koalifnacoan, he heard a whistle. 1801 J. Leyden in Complaynt Scotl. Gloss. 343 Heugh,..a deep rugged valley, or small glen...Hingland heugh is a glen, with steep over-hanging braes or sides. 3. The steep face of a quarry or other excavation ( quarry heugh); an excavation for coal, originally open; a coal-pit; figurative a pit. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > quarry > [noun] > parts of quarry heugh1592 jad1871 butt1884 overlay1886 society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > excavated area > of coal-mine coal pit1323 pit1447 coal-pot1512 heugh1786 1592 Early Rec. Min. Scot. (1878) 65 That his gracis subjectis micht hawe a securitie to tak thair hewis. 1592 Sc. Acts, 12 Jas. VI (1597) §146 The wicked crime of setting of fire in Coal-heuches. 1786 R. Burns Poems 56 Tho' yon lowan heugh's thy hame, Thou travels far. 1808–25 in J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Compounds heughman n. a miner, collier. ΚΠ 1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 11 The Dysart heughmen left their places O' darkness now, and wash't their faces. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). heughint. Forms: Also 1600s heuk. An exclamation of surprise; hollo! (Cf. hewgh int., whew int.) ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection] whatOE well, wellOE avoyc1300 ouc1300 ay1340 lorda1393 ahaa1400 hillaa1400 whannowc1450 wow1513 why?1520 heydaya1529 ah1538 ah me!a1547 fore me!a1547 o me!a1547 what the (also a) goodyear1570 precious coals1576 Lord have mercy (on us)1581 good heavens1588 whau1589 coads1590 ay me!1591 my stars!a1593 Gods me1595 law1598 Godso1600 to go out1600 coads-nigs1608 for mercy!a1616 good stars!1615 mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616 gramercy1617 goodness1623 what next?1662 mon Dieu1665 heugh1668 criminy1681 Lawd1696 the dickens1697 (God, etc.) bless my heart1704 alackaday1705 (for) mercy's sake!1707 my1707 deuce1710 gracious1712 goodly and gracious1713 my word1722 my stars and garters!1758 lawka1774 losha1779 Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784 great guns!1795 mein Gott1795 Dear me!1805 fancy1813 well, I'm sure!1815 massy1817 Dear, dear!1818 to get off1818 laws1824 Mamma mia1824 by crikey1826 wisha1826 alleleu1829 crackey1830 Madonna mia1830 indeed1834 to go on1835 snakes1839 Jerusalem1840 sapristi1840 oh my days1841 tear and ages1841 what (why, etc.) in time?1844 sakes alive!1846 gee willikers1847 to get away1847 well, to be sure!1847 gee1851 Great Scott1852 holy mackerel!1855 doggone1857 lawsy1868 my wig(s)!1871 gee whiz1872 crimes1874 yoicks1881 Christmas1882 hully gee1895 'ullo1895 my hat!1899 good (also great) grief!1900 strike me pink!1902 oo-er1909 what do you know?1909 cripes1910 coo1911 zowiec1913 can you tie that?1918 hot diggety1924 yeow1924 ziggety1924 stone (or stiffen) the crows1930 hullo1931 tiens1932 whammo1932 po po po1936 how about that?1939 hallo1942 brother1945 tie that!1948 surprise1953 wowee1963 yikes1971 never1974 to sod off1976 whee1978 mercy1986 yipes1989 1668 G. Etherege She wou'd if she Cou'd ii. ii. 27 Heuk! Sly-girl and Mad-cap, to 'em, to 'em, to 'em, Boys, Alou! 1852 W. Anderson Exposure Popery (1878) 128 Heugh! Cardinal! revealed at last! 1890 ‘W. A. Wallace’ Only a Sister 176 Heugh! What a fellow I am! I never asked her what she was doing here! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1400int.1668
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