2. A gallows. [Archaic] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bough — bough; bough·less; bough·pot; … English syllables
bough — [bau] n literary [: Old English; Origin: bog shoulder, bough ] a main branch on a tree … Dictionary of contemporary English
bough — ► NOUN ▪ a main branch of a tree. ORIGIN Old English «bough or shoulder»; related to BOW(Cf. ↑bow) … English terms dictionary
bough — [ bau ] noun count MAINLY LITERARY a big branch on a tree … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bough — 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 … Etymology dictionary
bough — branch, limb, *shoot … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bough — [n] branch arm, fork, limb, offshoot, shoot, sprig, sucker; concept 428 … New thesaurus
bough — [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 … English World dictionary
bough|y — «BOW ee», adjective. having many boughs … Useful english dictionary
Bough — Recorded in the spellings of Bow, Bowe, and Bough, this is usually a surname of English origins. There are at least three possible sources. The first is that it is a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of bows, a vital trade in… … Surnames reference
