Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Hough"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Hough
to hamstring, i.e., sever the "tendon of Achilles" of the hinder
legs of captured horses (Josh. 11:6; 2 Sam. 8:4; 1 Chr. 18:4),
so as to render them useless.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hock \Hock\, Hough \Hough\, n. [ AS. h?h the heel; prob. akin to
Icel. h[=a]sinn hock sinew, Dan. hasc, G. hechse, h["a]chse,
LG. hacke, D. hak; also to L. coxa hip (cf. {Cuisses}), Skr.
kaksha armpit. [root]12. Cf. {Heel}.]
1.
(a) The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the
leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding
to the ankle in man.
(b) A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the
front or hind leg, just above the foot.
2. The popliteal space; the ham.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hough \Hough\, n.
Same as {Hock}, a joint.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hough \Hough\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Houghed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Houghing}.]
Same as {Hock}, to hamstring.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hough \Hough\, n. [Cf. D. hak. Cf. {Hack}.]
An adz; a hoe. [Obs.] --Bp. Stillingfleet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hough \Hough\, v. t.
To cut with a hoe. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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