bough
1Bough — 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.]… …
2bough — bough; bough·less; bough·pot; …
3bough — [bau] n literary [: Old English; Origin: bog shoulder, bough ] a main branch on a tree …
4bough — ► NOUN ▪ a main branch of a tree. ORIGIN Old English «bough or shoulder»; related to BOW(Cf. ↑bow) …
5bough — [ bau ] noun count MAINLY LITERARY a big branch on a tree …
6bough — O.E. bog shoulder, arm, extended O.E. to twig, branch (Cf. LIMB (Cf. limb)), from P.Gmc. *bogaz (Cf. O.N. bogr shoulder, O.H.G. buog, Ger. Bug shoulder, hock, joint ), from PIE *bhagus elbow, forearm (Cf. Skt …
7bough — branch, limb, *shoot …
8bough — [n] branch arm, fork, limb, offshoot, shoot, sprig, sucker; concept 428 …
9bough — [bou] n. [ME < OE bog, shoulder or arm, hence twig or branch < IE * bhāgus, elbow and forearm > BOW2] branch of a tree, esp. a main branch …
10bough|y — «BOW ee», adjective. having many boughs …
