English Explanatory Dictionary

grough

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A natural channel or gully in a peat moor, sometimes very steep and deep, and through which water sometimes flows. (Compare hag.)

Pronunciation

/ɡɹʌf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grough.wav

Word forms

grough groughs gruff

Etymology

Possibly the same word as gruff (“rough”, adjective), describing the terrain. Compare clough.

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