Hough

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hock \Hock\, Hough \Hough\, n. [ AS. h?h the heel; prob. akin to
   Icel. h[=a]sinn hock sinew, Dan. hasc, G. hechse, h[aum]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.
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   2. The popliteal space; the ham.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hough \Hough\, n. [Cf. D. hak. Cf. {Hack}.]
   An adz; a hoe. [Obs.] --Bp. Stillingfleet.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hough \Hough\, n.
   Same as {Hock}, a joint.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hough \Hough\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Houghed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Houghing}.]
   Same as {Hock}, to hamstring.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hough \Hough\, v. t.
   To cut with a hoe. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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.
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