English Explanatory Dictionary

haugh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A low-lying meadow by the side of a river.
name
  1. An English surname.

Pronunciation

/hɔː/ /hɔːx/

Word forms

haugh haughs

Etymology

From Northern English dialectal and Scots haugh, from Northern Middle English *halgh, from Old English healh (“corner, nook”), from Proto-West Germanic *halh. Doublet of hale.

Synonyms

inch
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