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bough

/baʊ/

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What does bough mean?

noun

  1. A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.

proper noun

  1. A surname.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. (figuratively, obsolete) A gallows.

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IPA pronunciation

/baʊ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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It was on the topmost bough of a very lofty tree, and completely out of the reach of an ordinary fowling-piece.
Henry Walter BatesThe Naturalist on the River AmazonsProject Gutenberg ebook #2440
A large bough of mistletoe had been brought from the woods that day, and suspended in the hall of the bachelor’s home.
Thomas HardyFar from the Madding CrowdProject Gutenberg ebook #27
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Just then a bird flew over my head and then another caught my eye, as it balanced itself upon a swaying bough.
Charles A. EastmanIndian BoyhoodProject Gutenberg ebook #337
One of the men was bitten under the eye by a snake which darted upon him from the bough of a tree.
Robert SoutheyThe Life of Horatio, Lord NelsonProject Gutenberg ebook #947
All below was green and woodland, the tall pines soaring one above another, each with a firm outline and full spread of bough.
Robert Louis StevensonThe Silverado SquattersProject Gutenberg ebook #516