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bough
/baʊ/
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What does bough mean?
noun
- A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.
proper noun
- A surname.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (figuratively, obsolete) A gallows.
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IPA pronunciation
/baʊ/
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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.
A large bough of mistletoe had been brought from the woods that day, and suspended in the hall of the bachelor’s home.
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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.
One of the men was bitten under the eye by a snake which darted upon him from the bough of a tree.
All below was green and woodland, the tall pines soaring one above another, each with a firm outline and full spread of bough.