About The Word Bough
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Bough
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What's The Definition Of Bough?
[n] any of the larger branches of a tree
Synonyms | Synonyms for Bough: Related Terms | Find terms related to Bough: appendage | arm | bine | branch | branchedness | branchiness | burgeon | deadwood | flagellum | fork | frond | hand | imp | joint | leg | limb | link | lobe | lobule | member | offshoot | organ | pinion | ramage | ramification | runner | sarment | scion | shoot | slip | spear | spray | sprig | sprit | sprout | spur | stolon | sucker | switch | tail | tendril | thallus | twig | wing See Also | limb | tree branch Bough In Webster's Dictionary \Bough\, n. [OE. bogh, AS. b[=o]g, b[=o]h, bough,
shoulder; akin to Icel. b[=o]gr shoulder, bow of a ship, Sw.
bog, Dan. bov, OHG. buog, G. bug, and to Gr.? ( for ? )
forearm, Skr. b[=a]hu (for bh[=a]ghu) arm. [root]88, 251. Cf.
{Bow} of a ship.]
1. An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or main
branch.
2. A gallows. [Archaic] --Spenser.
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