haugh

[ hahkh, hahf ]

/ hɑx, hɑf /

noun Scot.

a stretch of alluvial land forming part of a river valley; bottom land.

Origin of haugh

before 900; Middle English halche, hawgh,Old English healh corner, nook

Words nearby haugh

Haua Fteah, haubergeon, hauberk, haud, hauf, haugh, Haughey, haughty, Hauhau, haul, haulage

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Example sentences from the Web for haugh

The operations of the river, upon the plain, thus increase at the same time the height and fertility of the haugh.
Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4)|James Hutton
One of the Perth witnesses was reaping in the ‘Morton haugh,’ when he heard the town bell call the citizens to arms.
James VI and the Gowrie Mystery|Andrew Lang
The birds o' this haugh hae only their ain single luves; but they're a' coloured alike that belang to ae kind.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 18|Alexander Leighton
Alluvial land by a stream was called halgh, haugh, whence sometimes Hawes.
The Romance of Names|Ernest Weekley

Mackay feared that Dundee would occupy this plateau, and that the fire thence would break up his own men on the haugh below.
A Short History of Scotland|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for haugh

haugh

/ (hɑːk, hɑːf, Scottish hɒx) /

noun

Scot and Northern English dialect a low-lying often alluvial riverside meadow

Word Origin for haugh

Old English healh corner of land; see hollow

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单词	haugh
释义	haugh [ hahkh, hahf ] / hɑx, hɑf / noun Scot. a stretch of alluvial land forming part of a river valley; bottom land. Origin of haugh before 900; Middle English halche, hawgh,Old English healh corner, nook Words nearby haugh Haua Fteah, haubergeon, hauberk, haud, hauf, haugh, Haughey, haughty, Hauhau, haul, haulage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for haugh The operations of the river, upon the plain, thus increase at the same time the height and fertility of the haugh. Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4)\|James Hutton One of the Perth witnesses was reaping in the ‘Morton haugh,’ when he heard the town bell call the citizens to arms. James VI and the Gowrie Mystery\|Andrew Lang The birds o' this haugh hae only their ain single luves; but they're a' coloured alike that belang to ae kind. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 18\|Alexander Leighton Alluvial land by a stream was called halgh, haugh, whence sometimes Hawes. The Romance of Names\|Ernest Weekley Mackay feared that Dundee would occupy this plateau, and that the fire thence would break up his own men on the haugh below. A Short History of Scotland\|Andrew Lang British Dictionary definitions for haugh haugh / (hɑːk, hɑːf, Scottish hɒx) / noun Scot and Northern English dialect a low-lying often alluvial riverside meadow Word Origin for haugh Old English healh corner of land; see hollow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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